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SETTING AN EXAMPLE: If the public was hesitant in taking the AstraZeneca shot, the president and health minister would volunteer to demonstrate, Chen said/ Staff writer, with CNA

MAIN CHALLENGE: The US naval commander warned that China would seek to ‘forcibly change’ the balance of power in the region that would likely be permanentBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA

/ Staff writer, with CNAThe Guam Visitors Bureau is to decouple its Taiwan business from China, by establishing a Taiwan marketing committee, with its budget for targeting Taiwanese tourists expected to double, Representative to Guam Felix Yen （嚴樹芬） said yesterday.

/ Bloomberg and Reuters, BEIJINGChina yesterday projected defense spending growth of 6.8 percent this year, while saying that it would deter any “separatist activity” from Taiwan, but remain committed to promoting cross-strait relations.

ALSO STRATEGIC: The analyst said militarized public investment is part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s economic vision to emphasize ‘internal circulation’By Wu Su-wei and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer

By Chen Yun and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerBroadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong （趙少康） yesterday said that the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） “should not follow the Democratic Progressive Party’s [DPP] direction,” after KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang （江啟臣） had said that China posed a threat to Taiwan.

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By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwan’s economy ranked sixth in this year’s Index of Economic Freedom, as its overall score picked up 1.5 points due primarily to an improvement in government integrity, an annual Heritage Foundation survey released yesterday showed.

SAFETY FIRST: About 25,000 workers in the airline and airport service industry would be eligible for vaccination, based on the government’s order of priority, the CAA saidBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

SETTING THE TONE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington would seek to collaborate with Beijing when it can, but would be ‘adversarial when it must be’By Lu Yi-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer, and CNA