Opposition Lawmakers Block Special Military Budget Review – Dec. 3, 2025

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Taiwan's opposition lawmakers have halted the review of a proposed US$40 billion defense budget. US President Donald Trump signs the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act. And Taiwanese prosecutors are going after Tokyo Electron over alleged trade secrets and national security violations. Plus: - Taiwan's former Digital Affairs Minister Audrey Tang has won a 2025 Right Livelihood award for her advocacy of digital empowerment, the first Taiwanese to receive the award. - Analysis: TaiwanPlus speaks with University of Chicago Expression Fellow Yaqiu Wang about how Beijing will react to the public outcry over a deadly fire in Hong Kong. - A year after former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law, people are reflecting on where the nation is heading.