Firefighters in Taiwan have been campaigning for the right to unionize -- and now police officers are coming out with similar demands. Taiwan's third Climate Action Expo has opened in Taipei but a planned centerpiece of the event, a debate on environmental policies between the country's three main presidential candidates, will not be going ahead. And Tammy Lai, the vice-presidential pick of electronics tycoon and would-be presidential candidate Terry Gou, has renounced her American citizenship in order to be able to run for office in Taiwan. Also: - Louise Watt reports from Fiji on how the Pacific island nation has grown wary of China's increasing influence in the region and seeks partners that share its democratic values. - Cyclists from home and abroad have set out from Taipei on the annual Asia Rainbow Ride in support of the region’s LGBTQ community. - Yujing Huang reports on how Indigenous garage bands in rural southeastern Taiwan are keeping their community's values alive.

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