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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 2h

In an effort to get Ishin on board, the LDP offered to keep working towards banning donations from companies and other organisations and exempting food items from Japan's sales tax. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 3h

Cheng, who started out in politics in the DPP, said during the campaign that she did not support increasing the defence budget, a key policy of President Lai Ching-te's administration, spending which also has strong U.S. backing. www.reuters.com/business/med...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 1d

Drone Island: Taiwan approved plans to invest US$1.44 billion into domestic production of uncrewed aerial vehicles over the next six years, making the nation Asia’s democratic hub for the drone supply chain. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Ministry pushes NT$44.2 billion drone development - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 2d

Chinese customs officers in the eastern province of Shandong have confiscated 60,000 maps they said contained “errors”, including mislabelling Taiwan and omitting parts of the South China Sea that Beijing claims as its own. (and the punishment will be...?) www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/c...

China seizes 60,000 maps for ‘mislabelling’ Taiwan

Officials say the export-bound maps threaten the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 3d

Asked Wednesday whether the CIA had the authority to target Maduro, Mr. Trump said it would be "a ridiculous question for me to answer," but "I think Venezuela is feeling heat." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...

Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela

CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 3d

Tit for Tat? Two senior US senators last year called for a list of options developed by the Pentagon and state department to support the Philippines against Beijing in the South China Sea. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

US backs Manila after China warns over vessel clash - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 6d

including items like home security cameras and smart watches from companies including Huawei, Hangzhou Hikvision, ZTE and Dahua Technology Company. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Major US online retailers remove listings for millions of prohibited Chinese electronics

The items are banned equipment or unauthorized by the FCC, its chairman said.

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 6d

After determining that the materials contained valuable military intelligence, Chu Ting paid Tsai an additional NT$30,000 (USD$981), prosecutors said. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

Naval officer indicted for selling missile manuals to Chinese agent - Focus Taiwan

The Taichung District Prosecutors Office has indicted a naval officer on corruption charges after he allegedly sold sensitive but unclassified operational manuals for Taiwan's domestically developed H...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 6d

Agreements must include provisions to increase the amount of value added within Africa (only about 5 percent of Africa’s critical minerals are processed on the continent). www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Africa’s rare earth opportunity - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 6d

Without ruling out the possibility of another military drill, Sung said that Beijing would be “unhappy no matter what Lai says.” www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Lai’s address ‘softened tone’: experts - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 6d

"Despite these bullying tactics and aggressive actions ... we will not be intimidated or driven away," the Philippine Coast Guard said. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

China and Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea

Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the contested South China Sea.

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 7d

The agency will vote October 28 to prohibit authorization of devices containing component parts that are on the Covered List and authorize the agency to prohibit the sale of previously authorized list equipment in specific cases. www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/202510...

Major US online retailers remove millions of prohibited Chinese electronics - The Korea Times

WASHINGTON — The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that major U.S. online retail websites have removed millions of list...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 7d

The wanted notice is largely symbolic given that Taiwanese intelligence officers do not openly visit the country and China’s legal system has no jurisdiction on the island. www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

China issues bounty for Taiwan psychological operations unit for ‘separatism’

“For a long time they plotted to incite separatist activities,” the public security bureau in Xiamen said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 7d

Is China's Belt and Road Initiative running out of road? www.devdiscourse.com/article/head...

Trade Tensions Boil Over: US-China Economic Standoff Resurfaces | Business

Recent developments signal a renewed escalation in US-China trade tensions. Both nations have engaged in punitive measures, causing market volatility and raising concerns for global economic stability...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 7d

“The ROC regime is a foreign colonial power from China that forcefully occupies the people of Taiwan,” Chen said. “Double Ten is like organizing a birthday party for foreign invaders who illegally imposed military rule.” www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Pro-independence groups oppose marking Oct. 10 - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 8d

There were a record number of human encounters with bears in Japan last year, with 219 attacks including six deaths in the 12 months to April 2024. www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-b...

Agitated bear injures 2 people in Japan grocery store as man killed in separate suspected attack

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported mauling proved fatal.

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 8d

As of Sept. 10, the number of days Taiwan has spent free from martial law officially surpassed the number of days endured under its stifling rule. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Lai announces air defense system in National Day speech - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 9d

"If the United States were to blockade the Strait of Malacca and bar Chinese ships from passing, Yangshan Port could also be struck," he said, referring to the deep-water port off Shanghai that is an important hub for China's import and export trade. focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...

Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 9d

If China were to conduct a one-off strike against Taiwan similar to Israel’s strike in Qatar with no follow-up military action, “how we should respond with military countermeasures becomes a key question,” Ma said. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Taiwan should focus on PLA precision strikes, carrier operations: experts - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 9d

Counterblockades in regions far removed from Taiwan, such as the Indian Ocean, could cut off Chinese shipping at its source, Shetler-Jones said. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Taiwan security vital to world: Morrison - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 10d

“She’s someone who expresses ‘old man’ opinions from a woman’s mouth and makes them happy.” www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Japan braces for shift to right under Sanae Takaichi - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 10d

The Big Ask: "Should President Trump persuade Xi Jinping to permanently abandon any military aggression against Taiwan, President Trump would undoubtedly be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate,” Lai said. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Xi could be key to a Trump Nobel: Lai - Taipei Times

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 11d

Inconsistencies in rules issued by the US, Japan and the Netherlands have led to non-US toolmakers selling to some Chinese firms that US companies could not. www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...

China's chipmakers buy US$38 billion in US and allied tools in 2024 despite restriction efforts

SAN FRANCISCO: Gaps in efforts by the United States and allies to restrict China's ability to manufacture advanced computing chips have allowed China to buy nearly US$40 billion of sophisticated ch

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 12d

"Based on Takaichi's past words and actions, she is considered a strong supporter of Taiwan." focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

Taiwan's scholars upbeat about Japan ties under Sanae Takaichi - Focus Taiwan

Two Taiwanese scholars have expressed optimism about future Taipei-Tokyo relations after Sanae Takaichi won the election to become president of Japan's long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),...

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Gary Sands @yangguizi.bsky.social · 12d

Referring to the use of military "decapitation strikes," Chen, apparently addressing China, called for them to "chop off the head of Lai Ching-te," before going on to say "I'm waiting, brothers, I think about it day and night." focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

Influencer Holger Chen probed for call to decapitate President Lai - Focus Taiwan

Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Monday said it was investigating internet personality Holger Chen (陳之漢) after he called for the decapitation of President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) during a re...

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