As Taiwan celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival over the long weekend, more than 25,000 volunteers have flocked to flood-ravaged Guangfu Township in Hualien to aid recovery efforts. With Takaichi Sanae likely to become Japan’s next prime minister, analysts are looking at how her foreign policy, including her stance on Taiwan, might shape the region. Also, as the Kuomintang gears up for its chair election, candidates are vying to lay out strategies to revive Taiwan’s main opposition party. Plus:
- Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new defense treaty that commits both countries to come to each other's aid if either is attacked.
- China is reportedly spoofing ship identities within Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone as part of its gray-zone tactics aimed at straining Taiwan’s defenses.
- Taiwan is rapidly developing its drone industry, expanding from education and research to manufacturing, as it faces growing threats from across the strait.
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