Taiwan Considers Revoking Hong Kong’s Special Status as Beijing’s National Security Law Looms

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a non-woven filter fabric factory, where the fabric is used to make surgical masks, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 30, 2020. Ann Wang/Reuters

TAIPEI—China’s planned national security law may prompt Taiwan to revoke the special status it extends to Hong Kong, President Tsai Ing-wen said, a move that could anger Beijing and make it harder for Hongkongers to visit and invest.

China is proposing the new legislation for the Chinese-ruled city after months of anti-government protests, and the decision has already ignited renewed unrest in Hong Kong and prompted condemnation from Western countries.