MILITARY
Chinese navy crosses Bashi
A Chinese carrier group led by the Shandong crossed the Bashi Channel and entered the Pacific Ocean yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense said. Forces have been dispatched to keep watch, it added. Earlier in the day, the ministry said it had detected 15 Chinese air force planes entering Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, accompanying Chinese warships in carrying out “combat readiness patrols” and drills.
WEATHER
Mercury to drop in north
Temperatures are expected to drop in areas of northern Taiwan today, while sunny skies are to give way to rain due to seasonal northeasterly winds, the Central Weather Administration said yesterday. The change in the weather would extend into the weekend through to Monday, affecting mainly northern and northeastern parts of the country, the agency said. During that period, daytime temperatures are forecast to drop in those areas from 28-31°C to 23-25°C, while nighttime lows would remain at 21-24°C, it said.
CULTURE
Diaries to be launched
Academia Historica is to hold a book launch and symposium on the publication of the diaries of former Republic of China (ROC) president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) on Tuesday, the state archive said on Monday. The event, titled “Chiang Kai-shek’s diary (1948-1954),” is to be held in collaboration with the Republic of China History and Culture Society, it said. The publication comes after the diaries of former ROC presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), previously housed at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library and Archives, were returned to Taiwan last month.
CAUTION: Based on intelligence from the nation’s security agencies, MOFA has cautioned Taiwanese travelers about heightened safety risks in China-friendly countries The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday urged Taiwanese to be aware of their safety when traveling abroad, especially in countries that are friendly to China. China in June last year issued 22 guidelines that allow its courts to try in absentia and sentence to death so-called “diehard” Taiwanese independence activists, even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction in Taiwan. Late last month, a senior Chinese official gave closed-door instructions to state security units to implement the guidelines in countries friendly to China, a government memo and a senior Taiwan security official said, based on information gathered by Taiwan’s intelligence agency. The
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said yesterday that it is looking to hire 8,000 people this year, at a time when the tech giant is expanding production capacity to maintain its lead over competitors. To attract talent, TSMC would launch a large-scale recruitment campaign on campuses across Taiwan, where a newly recruited engineer with a master’s degree could expect to receive an average salary of NT$2.2 million (US$60,912), which is much higher than the 2023 national average of NT$709,000 for those in the same category, according to government statistics. TSMC, which accounted for more than 60 percent
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday that it will revoke the dependent-based residence permit of a Chinese social media influencer who reportedly “openly advocated for [China’s] unification through military force” with Taiwan. The Chinese national, identified by her surname Liu (劉), will have her residence permit revoked in accordance with Article 14 of the “Measures for the permission of family- based residence, long-term residence and settlement of people from the Mainland Area in the Taiwan Area,” the NIA said in a news release. The agency explained it received reports that Liu made “unifying Taiwan through military force” statements on her online
Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢), a Taiwanese businessman and deputy convener of the nation’s National Climate Change Committee, said yesterday that “electrical power is national power” and nuclear energy is “very important to Taiwan.” Tung made the remarks, suggesting that his views do not align with the country’s current official policy of phasing out nuclear energy, at a forum organized by the Taiwan People’s Party titled “Challenges and Prospects of Taiwan’s AI Industry and Energy Policy.” “Taiwan is currently pursuing industries with high added- value and is developing vigorously, and this all requires electricity,” said the chairman
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