Digital minister calls for the swift removal of disinformation and support for traditional news outlets. Deputy foreign minister says bilateral ties outweigh multilateral systems amid global shifts. Chinese Ambassador to Australia tells those opposed to unification to “leave Taiwan.” The President reaffirms goal to cut cancer deaths by one-third by 2030 on World Cancer Day. Trump-Xi call touches on Taiwan as Lai reaffirms ‘4 unchanged’ in US-China-Taiwan ties. All eyes on Taiwan’s first women’s bobsleigh team at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

American climber Alex Honnold free-solos Taipei 101, setting new record in human climbing history.   President Lai Ching-te plans to expand Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative, sending more youth abroad. The Central Bank announced Tuesday that Taiwan’s new series of the New Taiwan Dollar banknotes will carry the theme “Taiwan’s Beauty.” MAC deputy minister details 3 strategies to counter Chinese infiltration as invasion risk stays low. Lai warns against cutting defense budget as opposition pushes scaled-down bill. China’s top general purged in sweeping PLA shake-up.

The Defense Ministry briefs lawmakers on a NT$1.25 trillion arms procurement plan Taiwan and the United States have reached an outcome in their reciprocal tariff negotiations President Lai honors former Chamber of Deputies speaker for strengthening Taiwan-Czech ties US confirms 2 warships made first Taiwan Strait transit of the year Defense Ministry can’t ‘scrape by’ anymore on budget; urges Legislature to act The president responds to Ukraine’s concerns about Taiwanese components reaching Russia

Rescue teams have located the black box of the missing F-16V fighter jet in deep waters.  Phoenix May Kate Gallego met with President Lai Ching-te this Wednesday. Opposition parties say the government's NT$ 1.25 trillion (US$39.6 billion) defense budget lacks a detailed procurement list. The Defense Ministry pushes back and say delays are putting national security at risk.  Taiwan and the United States concluded bilateral tariff negotiations, setting reciprocal tariffs at 15 percent with no stacking.