Taiwan returns to the Pacific Islands Forum as it kicks off in Palau, but with several regional leaders absent, forming a unified consensus may prove difficult. A new Chinese law makes it legal for Beijing to requisition resources and manufacturing facilities during wartime, including from Taiwanese firms doing business there. And a new station extending Taipei Metro's red line opens after ten years in the making. Plus:
- Another bookstore in Hong Kong closes following a July police raid as Beijing-imposed "national security" laws further tamp down freedom of information.
- Taiwan's foreign ministry plans a US$31 million industrial park in Eswatini, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in Africa.
- Some teachers in Taiwan dealing with unruly pupils feel hamstrung by overbearing parents and the threat of lawsuits, prompting calls for policy change.
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