Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an is on a controversial visit to China, meeting the mayor of Shanghai in what's known as the Twin Cities Forum at a time when tensions are running high across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan has seen its third death from dengue fever this year, with case numbers passing 3,000 in the country's biggest outbreak since 2015. And Taiwan has pushed back against Vietnam over conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea. Also:
- Lawmakers are set to discuss possible amendments that would grant foreign nationals with disabilities in Taiwan the same treatment as citizens.
- Leslie Liao meets Ms. Taiwanese American 2022 and learns how the winner of this particular pageant becomes a cultural ambassador representing Taiwan and its culture in the U.S.
- Sandy Chi reports on how green iguanas went from being an exotic imported pet to an invasive pest in southern Taiwan.