The APEC Forum has opened in South Korea, where global leaders are set to discuss trade, AI, and regional cooperation, while Taiwan’s delegation pushes for lower US tariffs and stronger supply chains. TaiwanPlus speaks with an expert about the implications of the Trump-Xi meeting for US-China relations and why leaving Taiwan out of the discussion doesn’t signal reassurance. And Taiwan’s president oversaw the debut of the country’s first US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks, but questions remain about how Taiwan can best adapt its new weapons for modern warfare. Plus:
- Japan’s new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae met China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of APEC, with both leaders urging stable ties amid tensions over Taiwan, rare earths, and the East China Sea.
- US President Donald Trump has ordered the first American nuclear tests in decades — a move seen as a warning to rivals but also one that could also spur China to advance its own nuclear arsenal.
- A month after a barrier lake burst and devastated Guangfu Township in Hualien County, indigenous farmers in the area are calling on the government to do more to help them rebuild their livelihoods.
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