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On the 1st (local time), which marks the 25th anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong sovereignty from Britain to China, Taiwan reiterated its opposition to the one country, two systems system (mainland China and Taiwan) unification, saying, “Hong Kong’s freedom has disappeared.”
The Continental Commission (MAC), Taiwan’s mainland China body, said on its website that “25 years after Hong Kong was handed over to China, Hong Kong’s democracy, human rights, freedom and rule of law have seriously retreated.” It shows that the essence of ‘one country, two systems’ is contrary to universal values.” “The people of Taiwan have repeatedly expressed to the world and the Chinese Communist Party their firm stance to reject one country, two systems through democratic elections,” he said.
The Continental Commission further emphasized that the so-called “four principles” are their basic principles: constitution of liberal democracy, mutual non-subordination between Taiwan and China, infringement of sovereignty and non-tolerance for enlistment, and the Taiwanese people’s decision on the future of Taiwan. “I make it clear to the Beijing authorities that only when we face the fact that the Republic of China (Taiwan) exists, we can deal with the political conflict on both sides of the road,” he said.
Taiwanese Prime Minister Su Seong-chang also expressed regret at a press conference held in Taipei on the same day, saying that Hong Kong would have been able to lead a normal life if it had not been handed over to China. He said, “China promised ’50 years without change’, but freedom and democracy disappeared after only 25 years. He added that it also made it clear that Taiwan must adhere to Taiwan’s sovereignty, freedom and democracy.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong sovereignty in Hong Kong on the 1st, and expressed his intention to maintain the one country, two systems for Hong Kong for a long time, saying that it had received universal recognition from the international community. Earlier, in his speech at the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution in October last year, President Xi reaffirmed the basic principles of cross-strait relations, such as peaceful reunification and one country, two systems, saying, “The peaceful reunification of the motherland is most in the interests of the Chinese people, including Taiwan.” .
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