President Tsai Ing-wen also said Taiwan was 'closely monitoring the execution of the national security law.'
ING-WEN. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Taipei on January 22, 2020. File photo by Sam Yeh / AFP
Beijing has taken an especially hardline towards Taiwan ever since the 2016 election of Tsai because she regards the island as a de facto sovereign nation and not part of"one China." "If the implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong were to cause any damage to our country or cause any irrational situation, we would consider counter measures," Tsai told reporters without elaborating.Since 2016 Beijing has ramped up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the island.in January and has remained a staunch critic of Beijing's clampdown against Hong Kong protesters.
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