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US signs deal to train Taiwanese navy as island mulls cuts to military exchange budgets

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US signs deal to train Taiwanese navy as island mulls cuts to military exchange budgets

Taiwan’s defence ministry revealed the United States has signed a two-year agreement to help train the Taiwanese navy as the island’s legislature prepared for a Tuesday vote on whether to cut military spending on overseas training. In a public notice on Taiwan’s government procurement platform, the ministry disclosed that the US had agreed to send … Read more

Opinion | Taiwan’s latest legislative punch-ups suggest democracy is in retreat

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Opinion | Taiwan’s latest legislative punch-ups suggest democracy is in retreat

While South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol has attracted notoriety for his stunning failed bid to impose martial law, there is another democracy in the region where the ruling party has been behaving with audacity. On December 20, Taiwan’s legislature became the scene of intense clashes between the ruling and opposition legislators, involving wrestling, kicking … Read more