Taiwan Bars Pro-China Ex-President from Hong Kong Visit

Taiwan’s China-suspicious government has barred former president Ma Ying-jeou from a visit to Hong Kong, citing security reasons and too little contact with authorities on the other side.   Current President Tsai Ing-wen’s office said Sunday six agencies had met twice during the past week to consider the travel plans of Ma, who stepped down May 20, and who planned to give a speech at a Hong Kong journalism awards ceremony of The Society of Publishers in Asia.   The agencies...

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