The mayor of New Taipei has launched a crackdown on crime after a spate of recent shooting incidents in Taiwan's most populous city. Taiwan is opening a new dedicated climate change agency to oversee the country's plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And acclaimed Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming was found dead at his home over the weekend in an apparent suicide at age 85. Also:
- The governor of the U.S. state of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, has met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, announcing plans to open a Taiwan trade office.
- The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, says navy vessels from European nations should patrol the Taiwan Strait.
- One of the biggest events on Taiwan's religious calendar, the Dajia Mazu procession, has been slowed by a massive post-pandemic turnout.
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