TaiwanPlus News – News at 18:00, Aug. 11, 2025

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Taiwan is still negotiating with Washington to bring down U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods, raising hopes that the 20% tariff imposed last week may be only temporary. China sends the most military planes near Taiwan in almost a year. And farmers in southern Taiwan struggle to protect their crops after major storms and rainfall. Also: - A third televised debate on the referendum to restore nuclear power centered on whether the plant could withstand major earthquakes. - A district court acquitted the leaders of the Taiwan People's Communist Party in an anti-infiltration case, but prosecutors said they will appeal the ruling. - Taiwan's military says it has acted on reports that a pilot leaked President Lai Ching-te's flight schedule, punishing the officer involved.