TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, December 19, 2023

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More than 100 people have died in an earthquake in northwestern China and President Tsai Ing-wen has offered to send help with rescue efforts. Less than four weeks to go until Taiwan's national elections and parties are fleshing out their policy platforms on the campaign trail. And TSMC chair Mark Liu has announced he will retire in June next year after 30 years at the company, during which time the semiconductor firm rose to become the world's leading chipmaker. Also: - Researchers at a university in Taiwan are hoping to push broadband communication technology, with the help of two new satellites. - In Indonesia, a group of transgender models are recycling Jakarta’s plastic waste… and transforming it into a look. - Animal shelters in Taiwan are running out of space, with a fad for exotic pets in the country causing particular problems.