Legislature Advances Budget but Defense Bill Still Stalled – April 16, 2026
In today's show: - Taiwan's 2026 General Budget Bill Advances but Special Defense Proposal Left Out - Taipei Addresses US Trade Probes Over Trade Surplus, Forced Labor Imports - Alleged Hong Kong Who Used Religious Exchanges as Cover Dies During Trial - South China Sea Tensions Simmer Ahead of Balikatan Military Drills - China's Underground Catholic Churches Dwindling Amid Repression From Beijing - Analysis: CCP's Oppression of Catholics Refusing To Join Beijing-Run Churches - AIT: Taiwan-born NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren to Visit Taiwan Next Week - Half a Million in Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage Winding Through Central Taiwan
