China already has an extradition treaty with Taiwan, and has had it for years now. With Taiwan of all places. What does that tell us?
None exists between China and HK. And the murderer is still at large.
https://www.mac.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=FD37619195CF6DA5&s=CED28...
You are probably thinking of this. It's not an extradition treaty. It's also now widely ignored.
That doesn't seem to be true in this particular case, since said suspect is still enjoying his freedom in HK. An extradition treaty to cover the case seems like a reasonable initiative.
> Mainland Area of China, a communist dictatorship where laws are at the whims of party members.
I agree that's a valid concern, and that the proposed law didn't include adequate protection for HK citizens. And I support the initial peaceful protests against that law. What I cannot support however, are the ongoing and escalating violence from some of those protesters, before and especially after, the announcement of withdrawal of that law.
Countries without extradition treaties can still extradite criminals on a case by case basis. It was also very cheeky of them to use a criminal from Taiwan R.O.C - a democratic nation with a strong rule of law - as an excuse for an extradition treaty with the Mainland Area of China, a communist dictatorship where laws are at the whims of party members.