TaiwanPlus News – News at 18:00, October 16, 2024

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Taiwan plans to purchase 1,000 attack drones from the U.S. by 2030 to boost the country's asymmetric warfare capabilities. The government has floated a plan to build green energy plants overseas, but the proposal has met with harsh criticism from opposition lawmakers. Taiwan's new carbon fee could raise significant public funds, but now there is a growing debate on how to use that money.  Plus:  - North Korea has destroyed road and rail links with South Korea as tensions on the peninsula rise.  - Japan says Chinese coast guard vessels entered its territorial waters on two consecutive days.  - A museum in George Town, Malaysia showcases the legacy of the Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China.