TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, February 1, 2024

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Taiwan's newly elected lawmakers are sworn in, and former Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu of the KMT is voted in as the legislative speaker. A new report from Human Rights Watch finds that much of the world's auto industry is reliant on aluminum produced by forced labor in China's Xinjiang region. And executives from major social media companies face a grilling in the U.S. Senate, answering tough questions about how their platforms have hurt young users. Plus: - Taiwan's Lunar New Year military exercises demonstrate logistical capabilities. - Myanmar junta declares state of emergency on third anniversary of coup. - Japan's mini-pig cafes draw customers looking for a dash of cute with their coffee.