Taiwan's foreign minister says there are clear signs that China is seeking to interfere in Taiwan's elections, citing words from Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office and an investigation into Taiwanese company Foxconn. The defense ministry has included a possible Chinese surveillance balloon in its daily report for the first time. Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow says she believes Chinese secret police are monitoring her in Canada, causing her to fear for her safety. Also:
- "Lack" has been selected as Taiwan's word of 2023, following a year of egg shortages and long-running drought.
- Meet a hiking hairstylist who has made it her mission to give free haircuts to people living in remote mountainous parts of Taiwan.
- Taiwan is proud of its homegrown baseball culture, but there's one distinctive sound that's associated with the sport in the U.S. that isn't heard in Taiwan's stadiums — until now.