Pro-democracy protesters fearing prosecution in Hong Kong will be offered sanctuary in Taiwan, the island’s president has suggested.
Millions of people have taken to the streets in a series of protests in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to China for trial.
Violence broke out when protesters stormed the parliament building and police have arrested dozens of people on charges including illegal assembly and disturbing public order. This week a police association raised urgent concerns over its members’ “safety and mental health” and Carrie Lam, the territory’s chief executive, said that prosecutors would press charges against “rioters” who had “wantonly attacked” police.
Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwanese president, admitted for the first time that protesters had arrived
