Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/19/2020
By: Ko Lin

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday emphasized the responsibility of democracies to help the rest of the world become free, in her speech at the 3rd Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

"Those privileged to live in a democracy must never rest until the entire world can share in the birthright that is freedom," Tsai said in her eight-minute video at the summit, which was held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The president said Taiwan stands on the frontline of the global community of democracies, and that it looks forward to forging closer cooperation with like-minded democracies from around the world.

She also briefly touched on the topic of Hong Kong, saying Taiwan will continue to provide necessary humanitarian assistance to the people of the former British colony, which is due to mark its 23rd anniversary of handover to China's sovereignty, but is facing growing concerns that its autonomy and freedoms will be eroded once the Chinese government begins implementing the National Security Law in Hong Kong, expected in the coming months.    [FULL  STORY]