China has dismissed Defense Minister Li Shangfu two months after he disappeared from public view, the second high-profile minister to be sacked this year. Hong Kong's chief executive, John Lee, has emphasized the rollout of "patriotic education" in his annual policy address, reflecting Beijing's tightening grip over the territory. And on October 25 we take a look at Taiwan's forgotten Retrocession Day holiday, an event marking the end of the Japanese colonial era after World War II and the start of ROC administration. Also:
- A transgender dancer is taking the government to court to be allowed to change her official gender marker without undergoing gender-affirming surgery or a mental health assessment.
- Acclaimed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien is reportedly retiring from filmmaking. A leading figure in the country's New Wave of cinema, Hou is said to be battling dementia.
- In the third installment of "Where's the Mayor Taking Us?" Andrew Ryan reports from the southern city of Tainan on the traditional local craft of 3D embroidery.
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