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The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal 2026, which included $500 million for Taiwan. The bill is not final and must pass the U.S. Senate before it can be sent to the president for signing.
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TaiwanPlus on MSNTaiwan's Legislature Rejects All Seven Justice Nominees AgainPresident Lai Ching-te's seven justice nominees for Taiwan's top court have been rejected by the legislature once again. The opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party used their combined majority to block the nominations.
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A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.
Former Howard government minister Peter McGauran says hardliners within the Trump administration have “raised the high jump bar” for Australia to meet its commitments with the AUKUS pact. “They are now asking potentially for commitments from Australia,
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Taiwan votes to decide whether to oust lawmakers from China-friendly party in closely watched pollTaiwanese were voting Saturday to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in elections that could potentially reshape the power balance in the self-ruled island’s legislature.
Taiwan is gearing up for another election – this time to unseat “pro-China” lawmakers. The vote could break the political gridlock the island is in, with disagreements turning into brawls in the parliament,
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Amazon S3 on MSNTempers Flare Between Taiwan and China at World University GamesCross-strait tensions flared up at the World University Games in Germany after Chinese team officials seemingly sought to interfere in a photo-op after the Taiwanese men's taekwondo team won silver.
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TaiwanPlus on MSNSomaliland FM Visits Taiwan as Two Sides Strengthen TiesTaiwan President Lai Ching-te has met with the foreign minister of the self-governing African region of Somaliland, saying authoritarian forces continue to suppress Taiwan and Somaliland’s international participation through new forms of coercion.