A new report from Taiwan’s National Security Bureau warns China is waging "cognitive warfare" in Taiwan, using AI and fake accounts to influence public opinion. Taiwan People’s Party Chair Huang Kuo-chang is heading to Washington to discuss arms sales and tariffs, raising questions about his authority to negotiate national issues. And as Iran enters a second week of anti-government protests and a deadly crackdown intensifies, attention is turning to how the US will respond. Plus: - Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is back in court for a mitigation hearing before being sentenced for violating a Beijing-imposed national security law. - TaiwanPlus speaks with a European security analyst in Prague about how unofficial Taiwan-Czech defense ties could help in a time of need. - As Daxi’s woodworking industry declines under logging bans and an aging workforce, local artisans and residents are teaming up to keep the town’s cultural identity alive.