AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCross-Strait Security Showdown: President Lai Ching-te hit back hard after Donald Trump’s Beijing remarks, insisting Taiwan “will never be sacrificed or traded away” and calling U.S. arms sales the “most important deterrent” for peace—while Trump said he hasn’t decided on new weapons and warned he doesn’t want Taiwan to move toward independence. Diplomacy Under Pressure: Trump’s “negotiating chip” framing has Taipei on edge, as China warns mishandling Taiwan could push the U.S.-China relationship toward “clashes and even conflicts.” Political Fallout at Home: The KMT also renewed pressure on Lai to clarify whether the PRC is a foreign country, keeping the independence debate front and center. Canada-China Tension: In a separate flare-up, China’s embassy condemned Canadian Tory MP Michael Chong’s planned Taiwan visit as crossing a “red line.” Local Watch: Beitou-Shilin Tech Park faces power-grid delays tied to a substation dispute, even as Nvidia’s Taiwan HQ project moves toward construction.
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