China has axed special tax treatment for 12 Taiwanese chemical products in retaliation for what it calls unfair trade practices on Taiwan's part. The three contenders to become Taiwan's next president have taken to the stage to present their policy platforms in the first of three televised forums. And reporting from NBC says China's President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Joe Biden at their meeting last month that Beijing would take Taiwan, though there is no set time frame to do so. Also:
- A look at the controversial "1992 Consensus," an approach to handling cross-strait relations embraced by Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang but rejected by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
- Surgeons in Taiwan have successfully performed a rare double lung transplant, though the country still faces a major lack of organ donors.
- Taiwan spent more on long-term care in 2023 than ever before. But efforts to provide comprehensive care for the country's older population are still falling short.
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