Officials visiting Taiwan and the United States meet with China and Hong Kong rights activist Lin Rongji: the United States is willing to assist young people in Taiwan and Hong Kong

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Written by: Liu Jinhua

2020-09-19 16:07

Last update date: 2020-09-19 16:07

US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taiwan on the 17th of this month and embarked on a three-day itinerary. He is the highest-level US official who has visited Taiwan in 41 years.

Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported that the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs Robert Destro and other officials who accompanied Kraqi to Taiwan met with Lin Rongji, owner of the Causeway Bay Bookstore and one of the leaders of the 1989 Student Movement yesterday (18th). Wuer Kaixi, Liao Qiang and Ren Ruiting, members of the Chinese Christian House Church "Autumn Rain", are rights activists in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Lin Rongji told the Central News Agency today (19th) that when he met with US officials, he mentioned that some Hong Kong youths who came to Taiwan might have the idea of ​​going to the United States because of the difficulties living in Taiwan. Therefore, he hopes that the US government can help these Hong Kong youths in Taiwan. , Transfer to the United States.

Lin Rongji said that US officials expressed their willingness to assist in this, but did not further explain how assistance will be provided.

Lin Rongji said that when he met with US officials, he mentioned that some Hong Kong youths who came to Taiwan might have the idea of ​​going to the United States because of the difficulties living in Taiwan. Therefore, he hopes that the US government can assist these Hong Kong youths in Taiwan to transfer to the United States.

Lin Rongji said that US officials expressed their willingness to assist in this, but did not further explain how assistance will be provided.

(Information Picture/Central News Agency)

Wuer Kaixi, who also met with Dai Sichuo, also wrote an article on social networking sites that the content of this meeting with US officials also included issues in Xinjiang and Tibet, as well as issues that the United States should respect Taiwan more and the "Chinese Communist regime."

The report also mentioned that MAC Vice Chairman Qiu Chuizheng and MAC Hong Kong and Macau Director Du Jiafen visited the hotel where Clark and other US officials stayed yesterday (18th) morning, and transferred to the US regarding the US and Taiwan’s targeting of Hong Kong protesters. The possibility of exchanging opinions.

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