Taiwanese society is divided over controversial reforms, now passed, which increase the legislature's power of oversight over the executive branch. TaiwanPlus speaks with political science professor Alexander Tan to learn more about the reforms and the fallout from their passage. Firefighters have renewed calls to be able to unionize after two more of their colleagues died in the line of duty. And TaiwanPlus is on the ground in India as the world's largest election enters its final stretch. Also:
- A drug bust in New Taipei seized drugs worth US$6 million, including an as-yet unregulated sedative being sold for use in vape pens.
- Traditional oyster farmers in Kinmen live on the front line of cross-strait tensions, but their concerns go beyond security.
- A rural township in eastern Taiwan celebrates a slower pace of life with a now annual snail racing competition.
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