During President Tsai Ing-wen's transit stop in Hawaii, she participated in a seminar organized by the Heritage Foundation in Washington through a video conference. She said that even though Taiwan continues to release goodwill, China is still trying to change the status quo. Moreover, the Hong Kong example is a warning that Taiwan needs to avoid from falling into China's traps regardless of political party.


President Tsai Ing-wen made a transit stop in Hawaii on her way back to Taiwan after visiting diplomatic allies in Oceania. During her time in Hawaii, she participated in the "Taiwan-U.S.: An Enduring Partnership in the Indo-Pacific" seminar in Washington organized by the Heritage Foundation via video conference. In her speech, she said she has always made her position clear. Her position is that she wants to maintain the status quo when it comes to cross-strait relations. However, it hasn't been easy, because China is trying to alter the status quo, raise military tensions, and limit Taiwan's international space.

Beijing has continued to focus on what they want. The 1992 Consensus, one China, and eventually a "one country, two systems" model for Taiwan. They have not thought about what the people of Taiwan want, which is to be able to maintain our way of life and the ability to make our own decision free of coercion.

Tsai said the 1992 Consensus has already turned into "one country, two systems," and "one country, two systems" will sooner or later become "one country." She cited Hong Kong as an example of "one country, two systems" in action, saying it is not respected and therefore the Hong Kong example reminds all of Taiwan's political parties that they need to avoid falling into China's traps.

Now, Hong Kong is a reminder that all politicians in Taiwan, regardless of political party, should carefully avoid falling into a trap laid by China, which include economic incentives and other promises, but ultimately leads to the same destination that is "one country, two systems."

From 1997 of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China, how it was supposed to be an autonomous transfer, a sovereign transfer, no interference from China. Here we are 22 years into it. Xi Jinping says that that contract was null and void, it no longer exists, so you say this is a case study, I think it is a wake-up call.

U.S. Representative Ted Yoho, who is the ranking member on the U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation, also said Taiwan must stand firm and make the necessary preparations. Tsai was in Hawaii for less than a day. After the seminar, she visited the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for a briefing on emergency preparedness. She was received by U.S. Army Major General Arthur Logan, who is the adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard. Logan presented her with a painting depicting native Hawaiians defending their homeland and expressed his desire for future cooperation.



總統蔡英文出訪南太平洋友邦的海洋民主之旅，過境美國夏威夷，在當地視訊方式，參與美國智庫傳統基金會在華盛頓召開的印太夥伴關係研討會，並發表演說，強調她向來的立場都很明確，是要務看待兩岸關係、維持現狀，但並不容易，因為中國仍然企圖改變現狀，升高軍事緊張情勢，並限縮台灣的國際空間。

總統 蔡英文表示：「北京一再強調他們想要的九二共識、一中(原則)，最終向台灣推廣一國兩制模式，他們(中國)並沒有想到，台灣人民所想的是，可以維持生活方式，有能力自己做自己的決定，不受到任何壓迫。」

蔡總統認為，就像九二共識已經變成一國兩制，一國兩制遲早也會變成一國，就像香港，作為一國兩制的樣本，卻未受到尊重，因此她以香港經驗提醒台灣的所有政黨，要避免陷入中國陷阱。

總統 蔡英文表示：「現在的香港提醒，不論政黨的所有台灣政治人物，都應小心避免陷入中國陷阱，不論是經濟誘因或其他承諾，因為最終目的地都將是一國兩制。」

美國聯邦眾議院外交委員會亞太小組首席議員 Ted Yoho表示：「中國不承認中英聯合聲明的實質效益，片面撕毀聲明，讓香港50年不變成為空談，這是一記警鐘。」

Ted Yoho提出警告，台灣應堅定立場，做好準備。蔡總統過境夏威夷停留不到一天，在結束視訊會議，還到夏威夷州急難管理署參訪，夏威夷州國民兵司令兼民防廳長Arthur Logan少將，不但親自接待，還贈送蔡總統一幅捍衛家園的畫，希望未來雙方能展開更密切的合作。