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Last update: 5 hours agoTaiwan Strait & US-Taiwan Signals: Trump says he plans to speak directly with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, a break from decades of US protocol that Beijing says it “firmly opposes,” while Taiwan insists it’s “sovereign and independent” and that China is the disruptor of peace. Cross-Strait Politics: Conservative MP Michael Chong meets Lai in Taipei to “assert Canadian sovereignty,” drawing a sharp rebuke from China’s embassy in Ottawa. AI Travel Push: At Taipei Tourism Expo, XRSPACE and Riversoft unveiled Perxona AI avatars for 24/7 multilingual travel help and booking—plus live Japan deployments at RESOL’s Setouchi Golf Resort and Japan Boost Travel. Markets & Energy Mood: Asian stocks edged up as hopes for US-Iran talks lifted sentiment, but oil and Strait of Hormuz worries kept traders cautious. Culture Spotlight: Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the 2026 International Booker Prize for “Taiwan Travelogue,” the first Mandarin-origin novel to take the award.
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