Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Affairs Council Executive Director Wang Hsueh-hung said Tuesday (Dec. 1) that a one-stop bilingual website has been set up to attract international NGOs to set up locations in Taiwan, hoping that it will help international NGOs more conveniently inquire about relevant operating regulations.
It is known that the international NGOs that have already set up branches in Taiwan include the U.S. International Democracy Institute (NDI), the U.S. International Republican Institute (IRI), the German think tank Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, and the Czech think tank European Values Center for Security Policy, which will set up branches in Taiwan soon.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also pointed out that Taiwan’s strategic geographic location and its position as a hub for technological innovation, coupled with the recent turmoil in Hong Kong, has caused many international NGOs to leave in search of a new base.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry recently responded to the U.S. sanctions against a number of Chinese and Hong Kong officials for China’s imposition of Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law by sanctioning four U.S. NGOs for what it called “poor performance on Hong Kong-related issues” and banning them from entering China, including Hong Kong and Macau.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the sanctioned Chinese and Hong Kong officials are related to the enforcement of Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law and “threats to the peace, security, and autonomy of Hong Kong.
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