TaiwanPlus News – 18:30, December 8, 2022

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Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te has announced his candidacy to succeed President Tsai Ing-wen as chair of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Tsai stepped down following the party's losses in last month's local elections. We take a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health in Taiwan, even though the country overall has fared better than many other nations over the past three years. And the U.S. has published the final version of a bill that will see Taiwan receive US$10 billion in security grants over the next five years. - Kaoshiung police have arrested a man who made a threatening phone call to a candidate in a legislative by-election in Taipei. - Filmmaker Kevin Lee discusses his documentary on the legacy of the 2014 Sunflower Movement. - A 61-year-old law and human rights lecturer from Taiwan has won four gold medals at a powerlifting competition in Dubai.