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Hsiao Bi-khim told Sky News Taipei will not trade democracy for calm as CSIS data show record Chinese coast guard activity east of Taiwan ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting.
DPP legislative caucus leaders advanced markup on the indigenous submarine program's supplemental budget before final reading, trading audit disclosure timelines against opposition demands for per-hull cost caps in closed-door coordination sessions.
Labor Minister Hung Sun-han departed Taipei on Sunday for Nanjing to join an APEC labor meeting, the first minister-level trip to China since President Lai Ching-te took office as Beijing keeps military pressure on the strait.
The Executive Yuan outlined contingency steps for Taiwan citrus growers after mainland customs slowed several cross-strait fruit entry routes, pairing export diversification aid with local procurement talks ahead of council budget sessions.
The Legislative Yuan set a late-September hearing on agricultural trade after Taipei paused mainland citrus imports, pitting southern fruit cooperatives against processors who want clarified quarantine rules before Mid-Autumn gifting season.
The Legislative Yuan’s Defense Committee ordered the ministry to itemize loitering-munition stockpiles and resupply timelines before the autumn budget session, as caucuses dispute whether drone lines belong in readiness or procurement accounts.
