Taiwan's government has proposed record defense spending of US$19.7 billion for 2025, but some analysts say it still falls short of the target of 3% of GDP. The defense ministry, meanwhile, spotted 36 Chinese military aircraft around Taiwan in the previous 24 hours, with 31 of them crossing into the country's air defense zone. And migrant fishers are speaking out about labor abuses after an Indonesian crew was forced to work on a Taiwanese-owned vessel for 15 months without pay. Also:
- Boxer Chen Nien-chin wins Taiwan's fifth medal of the Olympics with bronze in the women's welterweight division.
- U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduces Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate at a rally in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.
- Taiwan's top court debates the constitutionality of controversial new legislative reforms.
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