Officials, Groups Push for Taiwan's WHA Participation – May 18, 2026
International and Taiwanese groups meet in Geneva to push for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly. Taipei calls for continued arms sales after Trump's comments about arms sales after a meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing. And a year after the closure of Taiwan's last nuclear reactor, people wonder whether nuclear should make a comeback. Plus: - Young Taiwanese baseball players attend an expo in Taipei celebrating the sport's history in Taiwan. - At a major Shinto festival kicks off in Tokyo marking the beginning of summer, many festivalgoers in ink-averse Japan are showing off markings of their own. - As Taiwan's population becomes super-aged, the issue of other older family members acting as caregivers is growing.
