Commentary – Why Taiwan Should Develop Exclusive Refugee Laws for Hong Kong Political Asylum Seekers so as to Defy Beijing’s Interference

Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal

卷:7

Jason Hung¹ 

[1] University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;

关键词: taiwan;    beijing;    hong kong;    political asylum;    political persecution;    national security law;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The author would first discuss how the absence of refugee laws put Hong Kong’s political asylum seekers in limbo. Second, the author would argue that the formation of such laws would be conducive to Taiwan’s growth in global diplomatic standing and economic competitiveness. Third, the author would analyze Taiwan’s primary concern about the development of inclusive refugee laws – potentially resulting in the influx of mainland Chinese political dissidents that may enrage Beijing and prompt the communist government to accelerate her political, legal and military interference in Taiwan’s affairs. To conclude, the author recommends Taipei to form exclusive refugee laws in order to standardize and transparently process the management of political asylum applications filed by Hong Kong citizens in a timely fashion. To avoid Taiwan from becoming “the second Hong Kong” in the foreseeable future, the acceptance of political asylum applications from Hong Kong is a necessary instrument for Taiwan to declare her emphasis on democracy and autonomy, in order to defy any heightened process of mainlandization on the self-governing island.

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