Taiwanese Watch Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting – May 13, 2026
People in Taiwan are watching closely as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet Thursday in Beijing. The Democratic Progressive Party nominates civil-defense-oriented Legislator Puma Shen as its mayoral candidate for Taipei. And two people have been charged with handing military intelligence over to China in exchange for cryptocurrency. Plus: - Taiwanese drone makers are in Detroit, showing off their wares at Xponential, the largest drone conference in America. - President Lai Ching-te announced an expedited roll-out of a law to reduce the work burden on Taiwanese nurses, but some say it's still not early enough. - A store in Seoul is adding an AI twist to the age old-tradition of saju fortune telling by shamans.
