Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo says he's cautiously optimistic about US arms sales. The World Health Organization has denied Taiwan's application for observer status for another year. And AI-augmented robots are being trained in a southern Taiwan science park. Plus:
- Taiwan marks White Terror Memorial Day with reenactments, exhibits and reflections to remember the period's political victims.
- Conservationists notice that one of the Penghu Islands' migratory bird species has not returned during a peak nesting period.
- TaiwanPlus speaks with the president of the nation's leading military research institute to talk about the importance of drones to Taiwan's defense.
A previous version of this report had a name strap that referred to Chang Pei-zen as the director of ITRI. The video has been updated to reflect his position as the president of the institute.