• The exercises involve army, navy, air and rocket forces practicing a coordinated seizure of the sea and airspace around Taiwan

  Lai’s office condemned the drills Tuesday and called Beijing a “recognized troublemaker” for its military harassment across the Asia-Pacific. “Taiwan’s determination to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait remains unchanged,” spokeswoman Kuo Ya-hui said.

• Fresh tremors in Myanmar complicate rescue efforts as quake death toll rises

  

• Myanmar's military chief says 1,700 people have been killed following a huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday
• The UN warns a severe shortage of medical supplies is hampering the response to the disaster, as the search for survivors continues in Myanmar and Thailand
• In war-torn Myanmar, the National Unity Government (NUG) - which is in exile - announced a "two-week pause in offensive military operations" in areas affected by the earthquake
• 'Anomalies' in steel at collapsed Bangkok high-rise, says Thai minister

• U.S.-Taiwan Double Taxation Relief Legislation (S.199)
• Counter China’s False Claims over Taiwan (S.Res.86 & H.Res.148)
• Taiwan’s defense challenges do not stem from a lack of spending per se but from inefficiencies in how its defense funds are allocated and utilized.
• Call for U.S.-Taiwan Diplomatic Ties (H.Con.Res.8)

• Taiwan Watches "Old Donald" Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won't Be Next

• Why some in Taiwan fear "Old Donald's" approach to Ukraine war

• 'Old Donald' Is Making Taiwan More Vulnerable

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The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan's independence - a move which has sparked anger in China

Intel Was Great Until ' Taiwan Took Our Chip Business Away'

• The ICC said it "stands firmly" by its personnel and the order seeks to harm its "independent and impartial" work.
• "Old Donald" ignoring rule of law for political or personal gain

UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ after 'Old Donald'’s Gaza proposal

"Old Donald" on tariff executive orders:
• 10% tariff on China begins as Beijing plans retaliation on US energy and some cars
• Blinks on North American Tariffs

'Old Donald' Downplays National Security Risk Posed by TikTok

The president sought to contrast the peaceful transfer of power this year with what happened in 2021.

Taroko Gorge after being impacted by a major earthquake in April 2024.

Taipei wants to make its communications networks less vulnerable to Chinese attack.

Land of the free, home of the jerks

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, also congratulated 'Old Donald' and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, according to a statement from Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo.

Lai expressed gratitude to Biden and Harris for their "staunch support for Taiwan" over the past four years.

• TikTok's efforts to silo US data are 'largely cosmetic'
• Who wants to buy TikTok? - If the senators pass it
• ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens
• After TikTok bill sails through House, Senators pump the brakes
• How TikTok Tracks You Across the Web, Even If You Don’t Use the App
• Executive order to Stop Sales of Sensitive Personal Data to China and Russia.

• New Speech-to-Speech Real-Time Audio Translation Process
• Meta M2M for 'unwritten language', for the first time
• 多數語料庫來自「台灣電視劇」
• Meta 語言翻譯系統 S2UT (Speech-to-unit translation)

  Speakers of unwritten languages often face hurdles when trying to participate in online communities, said Laura Brown, a Meta researcher and linguistic anthropologist.

  Some languages without a standardized written form are at risk of dying out. Linguists are trying to preserve languages with a dwindling number of speakers by writing the languages down, but that can be challenging when they don’t have a conventional written form.

• Yes, America is divided. But how, and why? And who benefits?
• The appeal of America is diminished
• How the world sees America

• The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism
• The El Paso Killer Loved Trump. Do You? Then You’re Responsible, Too.
• I was holding my 4 years daughter's hand
• New Zealand PM vows mosque attacker will remain 'nameless'. New Zealand Starts Gun Buyback Program
• Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight
• The big picture: These terrorists are increasingly targeting places of worship.
  2019: White supremacist kills 49 at Islamic mosque in Christchurch and 22 in El Pasco
  2018: White supremacist kills 11 at Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh
  2017: White supremacist kills 6 at Islamic mosque in Quebec City
  2015: White supremacist kills 9 at historic black Christian church in Charleston
  2012: White supremacist kills 6 at Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
• Australia has a history of far-right groups that have targeted immigrants and minorities.
• Trump: White nationalists 'a small group of people'

  “I don't really, I think it’s a small group of people.”