Parties Discuss Lawmaker With Chinese Citizenship – March 11, 2026
Taiwan's three major political parties meet to discuss whether a lawmaker with Chinese citizenship is eligible to hold office. Japanese nationals in Taiwan remember the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster of 2011 and Taiwan's response that cemented a deep bond between the two countries. And Taipei says Beijing is exploiting Taiwanese nationals trying to get home from the Middle East. Plus: - Team Taiwan returns home from the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo after failing to qualify for the quarterfinal stage. - The Kuomintang announces its candidate for mayor of New Taipei. - Democratic members of the US Senate worry that President Trump is undermining support for Taiwan.
