Taiwan open to granting Hong Kong protesters asylum
By DW
19 July 2019 |
11:31 am
Taiwan's government has said it would provide assistance to Hong Kong protesters on humanitarian grounds. The pledge risks straining the already tense relationship between Taipei and Beijing.
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