The organizers of anti-government uprisings in Hong Kong, acting in the interests of the United States, are preparing a path to retreat.
This is reported on Thursday, May 28, by Reuters.
According to media reports, Cai Inwen, head of the unrecognized Republic of China [Taiwan], said she was ready to provide shelter to the Hong Kong radicals who would flee the former British colony.
The statement was made against the backdrop of the fact that the Chinese parliament approved the development of a bill on national security in Hong Kong, aimed at combating extremism and the interference of Western countries.
According to Inwen, Taiwan is ready to provide assistance in finding employment and legal advice. In addition, a Taiwanese politician and head of the Council for Mainland China, Chen Min-tung, announced the creation of a special organization to help fugitive Hong Kongs. Given Taiwan’s close cooperation with the US administration, it is possible that the United States will support the idea and even provide refugees with political asylum.
Hong Kong Anti-Government Protests
In June 2019, mass rallies began in Hong Kong, accompanied by pogroms and clashes with the police. The official reason for the protests was the extradition bill. If adopted, Hong Kong would be able to detain and extradite persons wanted by Chinese security forces to Beijing.
The demonstrators were openly supported by Western countries, in particular the United States and Great Britain. The protests themselves continued even after the authorities refused to pass the law. The most absurd occasions were invented for the campaign. For example, at the end of August last year, the radicals smashed subway stations allegedly because of poor quality of service, and also demolished smart lampposts that collect information about road traffic and the level of air pollution. The fact is that the protesters discerned in them a system of total surveillance by the authorities.
Shares in Hong Kong stopped amid the coronavirus pandemic and resumed in late April. A series of actions took place on May 1, and ten days later, riots broke out in Hong Kong with barricades and arson. Against this background, the Chinese government decided to introduce a law on national security in Hong Kong.
The document, among other things, criminalizes foreign interference and undermining state power in this administrative region of China. Thus, the implementation of anti-government activities is complicated here. The US Department of State has already demanded that Beijing not prevent Washington from interfering in the affairs of Hong Kong, and one of the key US proteges in Hong Kong has made a significant appeal to the United States to legislatively protect extremists acting for Washington’s interests.
In addition, the new legislation was the occasion for new fierce protests, which, however, did not succeed. The Chinese parliament nevertheless approved the development of a bill that could be adopted before the end of summer.