China's Hard Line in Hong Kong Boosts Beijing Critics in Taiwan
- Tsai Ing-wen recovers support after campaigning against China
- Island’s president beats rival for ruling party’s nomination
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China’s heavy-handed tactics in Hong Kong could be also hurting its cause in neighboring Taiwan.
In recent weeks, Taiwan’s China-skeptic president, Tsai Ing-wen, has come out strongly against Hong Kong’s controversial proposal to allow extraditions with the mainland. The criticism has not only won Tsai praise from democracy advocates in Hong Kong, it’s helped her recover from a local election defeat last year that threatened to scuttle her bid for a second term.