Tsai Rejects 'failed' One Country, Two Systems

President Tsai Ing-wen says the biggest consensus among Taiwan's 23 million people is the rejection of One Country, Two Systems being implemented on the island, citing what she called the "failure" of the principle in Hong Kong.

Speaking on Double Tenth Day, or the Republic of China's national day, Tsai said Hong Kong is on the verge of a "breakdown" precisely because One Country, Two Systems hasn't worked.

Yet despite that, she said Beijing is still trying to intimidate and force Taiwan into accepting the framework.

"China is using its 'One Country, Two Systems' programme to threaten us nonstop and has used all sorts of attacks and mounted virulent challenges to regional peace and stability," Tsai said.

The president said that one of her biggest responsibilities is to safeguard Taiwan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and defend against mainland aggression.

Tsai added that while she’s committed to maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait, Taipei will also continue to strive to play a key role in the international arena.