The People’s Republic of China has been competing in Miss Universe since 2002 and has so far received 4 placements, with their last being in 2017.
Prior to the debut of the Mainland, two other Chinese territories had competed in Miss Universe since the humble beginnings of the pageant, which are Hong Kong (a British territory during that time) and Taiwan (a.k.a. The Republic of China). Hong Kong was last seen on stage in 2000, and Taiwan was last seen in 2004 (during that time competed as Chinese Taipei). Since that, we have not seen one delegate from these said territories competing. The reasonable explanation could be the pressure from the ruling government of China in regard to the One China Policy, which recognizes the PRC as the legitimate China instead of the ROC; the support of the democracy protests in HK; and the attempt to bring close diplomatic relationships to Taiwan, which the Communist Party of China fully hates.
As someone who’s supports human rights, justice, and freedom for Mainland China and its people under the CCP, this is something I would want to happen. What do you think? Should Taiwan and HK return to Miss Universe?
Let me know.