A military supplier is being charged with selling Taiwan's armed forces bulletproof vests containing fabric from China and trying to pass them off as Taiwan-made. The country's troops prepare for their largest-ever military drills in July, which will for the first time include a simulated defense of Taiwan's major international airport. And as campaign season for the 2024 election shifts into high gear, Taiwan's three main parties begin honing their strategies. Plus:
- Prisons in Taiwan step up tracking of inmates on work release, monitoring their movements with a wristwatch.
- The U.S. encourages Taiwan to import more of its grain, but Taiwanese officials may need more convincing.
- Taiwan's Bluefin Tuna Festival offers up a growing variety of delicious dishes featuring the migrating fish.