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Hong Kongers protest extradition law

Taipei Times

People march along a main street in a protest against a proposed extradition law in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AP

Huge crowds yesterday thronged Hong Kong as anger swelled over a plan to allow extradition to mainland China, a proposal that has sparked the biggest public backlash against the territory’s pro-Beijing leadership in years.

Lai urges president Tsai to ‘pass baton’

Taipei Times

Former premier William Lai, left, and President Tsai Ing-wen, right, greet each other yesterday at the beginning of the party’s televised presidential primary debate on Chinese Television System.
Photo courtesy of the Democratic Progressive Party

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and former premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday faced off in a televised platform presentation as part of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential primary, with Tsai again urging Lai to join her as her running mate and Lai calling on Tsai to “pass the baton.”

Youth group working with China units

Taipei Times

The Mainland Affairs Council logo is displayed at the council in Taipei on Jan. 9.
Photo: Chung Li-hua, Taipei Times

Summer tours to China organized by the China Youth Corps are being conducted in collaboration with Chinese propaganda units, the Mainland Affairs Council said on Thursday.

On guard against African swine fever

Taipei Times Editorial

The deadly African swine fever virus is spreading like wildfire. It has already ravaged China’s US$128 billion pork industry and has spread to other Asian countries and territories, including Hong Kong, last month.

Although African swine fever is not harmful to humans, given its high mortality rate, it has the potential to wipe out Taiwan’s pork industry and, as a result, destroy not just the livelihoods of farmers and related businesses, but also undermine the nation’s food security and push up prices. Since there is no vaccine or treatment for the disease, the government must do everything in its power to prevent it from spreading to Taiwan.

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