Hong Kong’s hopes and fears are not Taiwan’s – and its protests are a distraction for Taiwanese voters

Owing to Hong Kong’s colonial history and role in global affairs, the city’s relationship with Beijing is vastly different from the equally complex cross-strait relations

Extrapolating from events in Hong Kong to forecast Taiwan’s future is a mistake, and a setback for Taiwanese democracy

Ian Inkster and Hsin Hsin Victoria Chang

Published: 9:30am, 13 Dec, 2019

Updated: 9:39am, 13 Dec, 2019

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Ian Inkster

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Ian Inkster, PhD, is professorial research associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS, University of London, and a senior fellow at the Taiwan Studies Programme, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham.

Hsin Hsin Victoria Chang

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Hsin Hsin Victoria Chang is in the graduate school in international social and public policy, London School of Economics.

Hong Kong’s hopes and fears are not Taiwan’s – and its protests are a distraction for Taiwanese voters

Owing to Hong Kong’s colonial history and role in global affairs, the city’s relationship with Beijing is vastly different from the equally complex cross-strait relations Extrapolating from events in Hong Kong to forecast Taiwan’s future is a mistake, and a setback for Taiwanese democracy

Owing to Hong Kong’s colonial history and role in global affairs, the city’s relationship with Beijing is vastly different from the equally complex cross-strait relations

Extrapolating from events in Hong Kong to forecast Taiwan’s future is a mistake, and a setback for Taiwanese democracy