AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTaiwan in the spotlight: Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King just won the 2026 International Booker Prize for “Taiwan Travelogue,” the first Mandarin-original novel to take the award—an intimate, food-and-love story set in 1930s Japanese-ruled Taiwan that plays with colonial power and translation itself. Cross-strait pressure: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said China is the main destabiliser and that Taiwan will keep buying US arms to protect peace, after Trump said he’ll speak with Lai about the “Taiwan problem.” Politics abroad: Conservative MP Michael Chong met Lai in Taipei to “assert Canadian sovereignty,” as Canada’s lobbying rules tighten but sponsored trips still draw scrutiny. Travel ripple effects: Japan saw foreign arrivals drop 5.5% in April, with Chinese visitors down sharply after Beijing’s travel warning. Health advisory: Taiwan CDC raised its Ebola travel alert for the DRC and Uganda to “alert,” urging enhanced precautions.
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