Taipei has refused South Africa's demand to move its de facto embassy out of the South African administrative capital of Pretoria. With American weapons systems worth US$20 billion yet to be delivered to Taiwan, TaiwanPlus travels to the U.S. on the trail of Taiwan's missing arms. And on the sixth anniversary of a train derailment in Yilan that killed 18 people, families of the victims are still demanding answers about the tragedy.
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- Protests at the legislature against proposed judicial reforms that would affect the decision-making of Taiwan's top court.
- Transgender people in Taiwan must currently undergo gender-affirming surgery in order to change their ID card. But the costs of surgery may be prohibitively expensive and are not covered by the national health insurance program
- Designers and fashion enthusiasts gather for Taipei Fashion Week.