"While the rest of the world has been distracted in responding to one of the most significant crises in recent history," there have been an increased number of threats to free and democratic societies, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said, citing Hong Kong as an example.
Disqualification of opposition figures under security law imposed by China seen as political purge
Dr Yan claimed a friend of hers told her about human-to-human transmission of Covid-19 in December, much before the Chinese government or the WHO accepted it.
Social media firms react to sweeping new national security legislation imposed by China
A man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law.
Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a new "anti-protest" law imposed by Beijing, as crowds marked 23 years since the end of British rule.
The UK, EU and Nato have expressed concern and anger after China passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) visited Causeway Bay Books in Taipei on Friday to express her support for Lam Wing-kee (林榮基) and his first store opening in Taiwan, after his shop in Hong Kong was closed due to political persecution.
