Paraguay's Peña Receives Honorary Doctorate – May 7, 2026
A Taiwanese university confers an honorary degree Paraguay's President Santiago Peña for promoting education ties as he pays a state visit to Taiwan. François Wu, the deputy foreign minister, gives rare speech at the European Parliament, emphasizing Beijing's threat to both Europe and Taiwan. Taiwan's drone diplomacy group tells a Taiwan-German defense conference that the country could become a "non-red" supply chain hub; We sit down with Marcin Jerzewski of the European Values Center to find out more. Plus: - At least 18 candidates from Hong Kong are running in local elections in the UK. - G7 member states agree on steps to rely less on China for rare earths and critical minerals. - A revived documentary shows the beginning of Taiwan's environmental movement at the tail end of the country's martial law era.
