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Analysts: Xi's Praise of Loyal Macau Won't Appeal to Hong Kong, Taiwan

Joyce Huang

   In his address to the 20th Handover Ceremony in Macau last Friday,
   Chinese President Xi Jinping seemingly committed a gaffe that appeared
   to reveal his intention of setting the implementation of "one country,
   two systems" in Macau as a good example for neighboring Hong Kong and
   even Taiwan.
   But analysts say that proving the scheme works by awarding the former
   Portuguese colony with favorable "economic goodies" won't impress
   people in Hong Kong and Taiwan, who demand greater democracy.
   "China wants to promote the 'one country, two systems' scheme, which
   has proved to be a total failure in Hong Kong. I don't think China can
   keep fooling people in Hong Kong and Taiwan, none of which will accept
   the scheme," Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wu Ping-jui said
   in Taipei.
   The Macau model
   Last Friday, Xi said that Macau tells a story of the success in
   implementing the 'one country, two systems,' addressing a celebration
   of the 20th anniversary of the city's return to China

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