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Legislative Yuan leaders scheduled a closed-door briefing with the National Security Bureau after Kuomintang officials filed a criminal complaint over alleged Communist Party messaging in the party’s chairperson election.
Legislative leaders scheduled a closed-door briefing on alleged mainland interference in an upcoming Legislative Yuan chairperson election, inviting party whips and security officials.
Defense officials briefed lawmakers on a layered T-Dome air-defense concept hours after President Lai’s Double Ten speech, sketching radar tiers without releasing classified ranges.
President Lai Ching-te used the Double Ten address to pair domestic welfare pledges with a warning that Taiwan will not accept subordination, as Chinook helicopters flew ROC flags over a military parade outside the Presidential Office.
Assistant Secretary Michael DeSombre told CNBC in Singapore that deterrence and “substantial consequences” would block a Chinese move on Taiwan, even as Taipei watches rising gray-zone pressure.
Legislative Yuan caucuses on Oct. 8 named 16 standing-committee conveners, handing KMT lawmaker Hsu Chiao-hsin the defense gavel alongside DPP convener Wang Yi-chuan while TPP lawmaker Chen Gau-tzu shares the judiciary panel.
