President Tsai Ing-wen attended academician Han Kuang-wei's memorial service. When asked about the fact that Hong Kong students occupied Hong Kong's Legislative Council that drew comparisons to Taiwan's Sunflower Movement, Tsai said that we all crave for democracy and she urged the Hong Kong government to be honest and communicate with its people.
Named "creator of the Hisung Feng missile", the previous manager of the Hisung Feng project in the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science Technology, Han Kuang-wei, passed away at the age of 89. President Tsai Ing-wen attended his memorial in the Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary in Longtan, Taoyuan on the 2nd of July. She awarded him a presidential citation to thank him for his contribution to Taiwan's national defense during his life.
Academician Han Kuang-wei has successfully developed the Hisung Feng I and Hisung Feng II missile during his career. If it wasn't for him, our national defense force will not have these missiles that can aim and hit so accurately.
Hong Kong's protest against the controversial extradition bill, where demonstrators stormed the Legislative Council and confronted the police, was dubbed the "Hong Kong's version of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement." Regarding this, Tsai said that the people's desire for democracy and freedom is the same whether in Taiwan or in Hong Kong, and the correct solution is that the government has candid dialogues with its people.
We also hope that the Hong Kong government can offer their sincerity. Only when you confront it honestly, confront these conflicts in the society honestly, can you truly resolve it.
There were rumors that Tsai's camp had tried to contact her former opponent in the 2020 presidential primaries, Former premier William Lai, to attempt to create an encounter by chance to see if any collaboration could be formed. Tsai in response said that the Democratic Progressive Party is trying to advance at many fronts simultaneously to cultivate synergy within the party, and will ultimately have the best ticket and campaign office for the 2020 presidential elections.