The head of the Estonian parliament's foreign affairs committee tells TaiwanPlus he would welcome the opening of a Taiwanese representative office in his country's capital Tallinn. We take a look at how China's ongoing block on tour groups coming to Taiwan affects the local tourism economy. And we examine what different outcomes of Taiwan's upcoming presidential election would mean for the country's relations with the U.S. and with China. Also:
- Billionaire Elon Musk is being sued by pro-cannabis activists in Taiwan to draw attention to the country's prohibition on even discussing the drug.
- Taiwan's worst outbreak of dengue fever since 2015 is showing signs of spreading northward from Tainan in the country's south.
- More kindergartens in Taipei and New Taipei will introduce surveillance cameras following a social panic earlier this year where teachers were accused of giving sedatives to children.