A senior Honduran opposition lawmaker has visited Taiwan, marking the first such trip since his country severed formal diplomatic relations in 2023. Meanwhile, US Senator Pete Ricketts called on Washington to clear a US$30 billion backlog in arms deliveries to Taipei. Also in Washington, US Representative John Moolenaar urged members of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang to resolve budget disputes and ensure funding for critical defense initiatives.
Plus:
- STR8 Industries is testing the "Ghostwake," an autonomous speed boat for potential defense use in Taiwan.
- Fear of AI's existential threat is uniting unlikely political rivals ahead of top-level summits.
-Taiwan ranked seventh globally in citizen participation in a new report by a Swedish intergovernmental agency.
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