Lai Urges Unity Two Years in Office – May 20, 2026
President Lai Ching-te urges unity against the threat from across the Taiwan Strait as he marks two years in office. The army's new Abrams tanks roll by in their first trainings around Hsinchu County. And the English translation of "Taiwan Travelogue" wins the International Booker Prize. Plus: - As Taiwan is left out of the World Health Assembly for the 10th year in a row, young healthcare workers say this exclusion harms Taiwan's medical professionals. - Empty sea urchin shells are showing up on the outlying Penghu Islands months ahead of the legal harvesting period. - A report has come out about Hong Kong's role in shirking enforcement of international sanctions on Iran.
