Taiwan president backs HK reforms

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou supports calls for universal suffrage in Hong Kong, which has been the central issue in the protest actions that has rocked the former British colony in the past few days.

“Taiwan has had universal suffrage for some time, and each time we hold elections many of our Hong Kong friends come to Taiwan to observe the pro-ceedings. We fully understand and support the Hong Kong people’s demand for universal suffrage,” Ma said in a speech at the annual meeting of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Com-merce on Monday in Taipei.