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Presidential Office issues statement in support of Hong Kong

Following the November 19 court sentencing of 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures from a group of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with “conspiring to subvert state power,” Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) stated that democracy is no crime, and strongly condemned the CCP government for utilizing judicial tactics and unjust procedures to suppress the political participation and freedom of expression of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong.

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The ROC was founded in 1912 in China. At that time, Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule as a result of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, by which the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan.The ROC government began exercising jurisdiction over Taiwan in 1945 after Japan surrendered at...

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is situated in the West Pacific between Japan and the Philippines. Its jurisdiction extends to the archipelagoes of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, as well as numerous other islets. The total area of Taiwan proper and its outlying islands is around 36,197 square kilometers...