Taiwan President Calls for Democracy in China, Hong Kong

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Allowing genuine universal suffrage in Hong Kong will help boost Taiwan-China relations, the island’s President Ma Ying-jeou said, endorsing the pro-democracy demonstrations in the former British colony.

“Now is the most appropriate time for mainland China to move toward constitutional democracy,” Ma said today in a speech to mark National Day at a ceremony in front of the presidential building in Taipei.