TaiwanPlus News – 18:30, January 5, 2023

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Taiwan confirms that a part of one of its supersonic missiles was sent to China for repairs, prompting questions about the security of the country's weaponry. Six city councilors are arrested in Tainan on suspicion of vote-buying, representing over 10% of the southern city's elected government. And the central government changes course on regulating e-cigarettes, despite a previous deal to ban the devices for people under 20. Also: - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr makes his first official visit to China. - A controversial regulation on e-bikes for migrant workers is scrapped. - Environmental groups protest Taiwan's lax regulations on large industrial energy users.