Shih Chih-chang (施志昌), chairman of the Spring Rain Foundation and a Taichung City councilor from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), condemned the assault, saying that attempting to silence someone with violence is "the worst provocation against democracy and freedom."
The de facto U.S. ambassador said he believes Taiwan's drone industry "can be for the island's next generation what semiconductors were for the previous one -- a sector where Taiwan's unique combination of talent, infrastructure, and ecosystem creates a durable, world-leading competitive advantage.
中國昨天正式實施新的《民族團結進步法》，鎖定八大族群，並提高台灣旅客及外國企業面臨的法律風險，一名國安官員表示。
這部於今年3月由中國全國人民代表大會通過的《民族團結進步法》，要求所有中國公民維護國家統一，並企圖強化將台灣人民錯誤認定為中華民族一部分的論述。
法律還規定，無論是在中國境內或境外，任何個人或組織若被認定為「破壞民族團結」或「鼓吹民族分裂」，都可能依法追究法律責任，但法條並未明確說明哪些行為屬於這些範疇。
針對這項法律，一名不具名的台灣國安官員昨天表示，旅居海外的少數民族人士，包括維吾爾族、藏族及蒙古族，若北京認定他們在海外從事的活動涉及分裂主義，可能面臨遭發布「紅色通報」、被第三國引渡，或其在中國境內的家屬遭到報復等風險。
Initiative will support undersea cables, satellite communications, economic security.
The main opposition KMT had promised to issue its own version of the drone budget, but on Friday it received the support of the TPP to postpone the review of the government proposal.
這番言論在網路上引發批評，有人指出，中國才是對台灣施加最大壓力的政權，也有人質疑，怎麼能把飛彈說成是在保護台灣。
Lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party voted to send the draft back to the procedural committee, preventing it from advancing to review.
In a first, China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year over their visit to Taiwan, New Zealand's foreign ministry says.