Taipei NGO Hosts Forum on Beijing's Clout – July 7, 2026
Just how extensive and dangerous is Beijing's influence? Taiwan-based NGO DoubleThink Lab hosts an international forum to discuss China's reach. President Lai Ching-te welcomes US Senator Tammy Duckworth for talks on supply chains, bilateral ties and defense. And we explore the growing debate in the US over the use of China-made drones and robots. Plus: - A food safety scandal is heating up in Taiwan as a carcinogen is found in cooking oil. - A Japanese analyst was assaulted by a Chinese national in Taichung. - Film preservationists are in a race against time to save dozens of rare, Taiwanese Taigi reels dating from Taiwan's early post-war period.
