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Staff writer, with CNAJapan became Taiwan’s second-largest fruit and vegetable export market last year after the US, topping China, the Council of Agriculture said in a statement on Monday.
A Taiwanese military delegation yesterday attended the opening of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) hosted jointly by the US Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Tokyo. PALS is an annual multinational forum for the leadership of the US Marines and their counterparts in allied or partnered nations to discuss shared security issues in the Pacific, with this year’s event being held in Japan for the first time in the forum’s history. Taiwan’s delegation — which was invited by the US to take part as observers — comprised Rear Admiral Chang Shih-hsing (å¼µä...
By Lin Tsui-yi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in Tokyo, with staff writerA Taiwanese military delegation yesterday attended the opening of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium （PALS） hosted jointly by the US Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Tokyo.
More than 90 percent of Japanese believe Japan should prepare for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a Nikkei poll released on Monday found. On how to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan, 41 percent of respondents said Japan should improve its capability of responding to a conflict in Taiwan by revising its laws, while 50 percent said the country should prepare within the existing legal framework and 4 percent said preparations are not needed. In addition, 56 percent of respondents approved of a proposal by the Liberal Democratic Party-led government to increase the defense budget to 1 percent of Jap...
By Lin Tsui-yi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in TOKYO, with staff writerMore than 90 percent of Japanese believe Japan should prepare for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a Nikkei poll released on Monday found.