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  • Taiwan hails G7 leaders’ statement

    CORE INTEREST: It is the sixth consecutive year since 2021 that the G7 summit has underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait

    The Presidential Office yesterday expressed its gratitude to the leaders of the G7 for issuing a joint statement reiterating their opposition to attempts to unilaterally and forcibly change the “status quo” in the Taiwan Strait. “We highlight the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on t

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    Wave of arms purchases to arrive by year’s end

    ‘HARVEST YEAR’: The US reported a significant breakthrough in the production of Stinger air defense missiles and plans to deliver 500 of the weapons before year’s end Taiwan is set to see a surge in arms deliveries in the second half of this year as up to eight major weapons systems are expected to be delivered or commissioned. Officials call it the most significant recent “harvest year” for the military’s upgrade programs.US and Taiwanese manufacturers have reso

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    Taiwan to reward repeat foreign visitors up to NT$8,000

    The Tourism Administration yesterday announced that it would reward repeat international visitors with incentives of up to NT$8,000 to boost inbound tourism. The incentives are available to all international tourists, it said, adding that repeat visitors would be rewarded with NT$5,000 and would rec

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    Israel hits Lebanon as G7 leaders back Trump’s Iran plan

    Leaders at the G7 summit yesterday threw their support behind US President Donald Trump’s tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire — even though he has offered scant detail about how that would be implemented. In a declaration issued overnight,

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    China removes structure in disputed shoal: Manila

    A floating structure in a contested shoal in the South China Sea has been removed, the Philippines said, after Manila lodged a diplomatic protest over what it called an “illegal” move by Beijing. Patrols conducted by Philippine authorities yesterday morning confirmed the removal of the floating plat

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    Lai unveils plans for a drone squadron

    DEFENSE RESILIENCE: The squadron would comprise 126 soldiers, with a lieutenant colonel serving as its commanding officer, an anonymous source said The army is next month to establish a drone squadron that would be funded by a new special defense budget or supplementary budgets, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Lai spoke about the drone squadron in an address to military service personnel following a tour of the Air Force 3rd Radar Sq

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    AmCham lauds ties, urges better policy reform

    EXECUTION GAP: Taiwan’s reform agenda continues to advance, but is inconsistent across agencies and policy domains, the chamber’s annual white paper said US-Taiwan economic ties are deepening even as uneven policy execution continues to weigh on reform momentum, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) said yesterday in its annual white paper on Taiwan.Bilateral trade reached US$256 billion last year, making Taiwan the US’ fourth-largest t

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