The US approves a Taiwan arms deal exceeding US$300 million, marking the first such package of Donald Trump’s second term. Lawmakers from dozens of countries at IPAC adopt a declaration rejecting unilateral changes to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. And China-Japan tensions grow after the Japanese prime minister's Taiwanese contingency comments and a Chinese diplomat's provocative response. Plus:
- Residents of Guangfu Township in eastern Taiwan await the lifting of evacuation orders after a deluge of flood warnings for Tropical Storm Fung Wong.
- China places bounties on two Taiwanese influencers outspoken on Beijing, in the latest effort to pressure and intimidate individuals in Taiwan.
- This year's internet freedom report by US-based NGO Freedom House ranks Taiwan as the freest country in the Asia-Pacific region and seventh worldwide.
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