TAIPEI—Citing a letter from a young Hongkonger appealing for people “not to believe the communists,” Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Dec. 29 that the island’s democratic way of life was at risk from the danger China posed to Taiwan.
The months of anti-government protests in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong have taken center stage in Taiwan ahead of the Jan. 11 presidential and parliamentary elections, with Tsai in particular warning that Taiwan would be next if it gives into Chinese pressure and accepts Beijing’s rule.
