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Police use pepper spray as they clash w ith pro-

democracy protesters at an area near the government

headquarters building in Hong Kong early October 16,

2014.

10/19/2014

Will Hong Kong Unrest Affect Politics in Taiwan?

Will Unrest in Hong Kong Affect Electionsin Taiwan?

Voters in Taiwan are preparing to choose to vote in local elections that may be partly shaped by protests in Hong

Kong. As the election gets closer, leaders of both of the countrys main political parties are being pressured to

strongly support democracy activists in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong protestors are angry that China will not permit a fully open election for the territorys leader and

legislature. China says a nominating group will choose the candidates for chief executive. That group has manymembers who are loyal to China.

China took control of Hong Kong from Britain in 1997. It placed the territory under its one country, two systems

form of government. China promised HongKong that it would have control of its economic and political systems for

50 years.

Wu Mei-hung is the deputy minister of Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council. She says the moves by China in Hong

Kong worry many Taiwanese.

She says her office and the people of Taiwan support the people of Hong Kong in their efforts to choose their own

leader. She says her office hopes the Hong Kong government and leaders in mainland China can use wisdom,

acceptance of different opinions, talks and other peaceful methods to reach an agreement.

Late last month, hundreds of activists gathered in Taiwans capital Taipei in support of the pro-democracy activists inHong Kong.

Political science experts say the Taiwanese are closely watching the way China is dealing with Hong Kong. Experts

say the Taiwanese worry that China would suppressdemocracy in their nation if the two countries were unified.

Democracy has grown strong in Taiwan since the end of martial law in 1987.

Lai I-chung is the vice president of the research group Taiwan Think Tank. He says Taiwanese think differently of

Hong Kong now that Communist China has taken control of the territory from Britain.

I think theyre now looking at Hong Kong as a place thats already a Chinese territory. Since Taiwan has been

democratized and Hong Kong is reverting back to China, Hong Kong is no longer presented as a new place for hope

or place for modernity, not a place Taiwan would like to learn from.
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_Opposition_ Opposition parties is a key factor which can influence in positive way on democracy.

_Suppress_ We do not suppress our economy because it lead to recession.

_Martial law_ Some politicians think about martial law in Ukraine. In my opinion it is not good choice. I can

provide to civil war.

_Reputation_ The United Nations Organizations lost their reputation. I cannot resolved any global problem

_Influence_ Good leader is a person who has a big influence on employees.

_Independence_ East and middle European countries over than 40 years have been waiting for independence.

Comments

Chen I-hsin is a professor of international affairs at Tamkang University in Taiwan. He says the countrys two main

political parties are now making stronger statements about China.

He says both the Nationalist and Democratic Progressive Party will be increasingly critical of China as elections get

closer.

Im Anna Matteo.

Correspondent Ralph Jennings reported this story from Taipei. Christopher Cruise wrote it for Learning English. Caty

Weaver was the editor. Anna Matteo was the producer.

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Words in This Storyopposition n. a political party that is trying to replace the political party in power

suppress v.to slow or stop the growth, development, or normal functioning of (something)

martial law n. control of an area by military forces rather than by the police

reputation n. the common opinion that people have about someone or something; the way in which people think

of someone or something

influence v.to affect or change (someone or something) in an indirect but usually important way; to have aninfluence on (someone or something)

independence n. freedom from outside control or support; the state of being independent

Now its your turn to use these Words in this Story. In the comments section, write a sentence using one of these

words and we will provide feedback on your use of vocabulary and grammar.

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10/20/2014 11:18 AM

by: Iris from: Taiwan

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opposition- There is only one opposition in Taiwan.

suppress- The experiment this time is to suppress the growing of sprout.

martial law- People in Taiwan had a bad time during the martial law.

reputation- He got a bad reputation since he cursed someone in public.

influence- Friends is a major influence for teenagers.

independence-Independence is one of the ability that adults should have.

Basically, Taiwan is different from Hong Kong in situation. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region

controlled by Peoples Republic of China. They are enforcing the so called one China and two systems. In

contrast, Taiwan is a state formally called the Republic of China, independent from Peoples Republic of China,

subject to no control of PRC. Over time, Taiwan has been getting on with China by virtue of 92 Consensus

There is one China, but that each side of Taiwan Strait is free to interpret what that means.

thank you so much for your programs

Hello,

The disadvantaged have been suppressed by the army.

American cabinet has a bad reputation.

Marshal law was imposed when Michael Brown was killed by the police.

The opposition in USA will bring down Ubama.

America has started to lose its influence on the world.

Arabian countries is due to get the independence for USA invasions.

Best.

The decrease of customer's demands will not influence the company's plan.

_Opposition.The Republic party has two presidental candidates,but the opposition has only one

_Suppress:Our firm has been going badly or under the productive suppress.What should we do to make better

progress.

_Martial law:The military has own martial laws,It is different from the state.

_Reputation:He gained his reputation by giving a lot of money to the poor.

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_Influence.I don't want to make influences on you because I don't want to interfere your private life.

_Independence.In order to gain the independence ,our country had to pay high prices to protect that.

Have a nice day

if chinese dont change their way of being they wont be able to develop as a free nation because opposition

suppres their democracy because they have two way of government

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