Li Yanxiu, the KMT legislator and Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's campaign spokesperson, recently caused protests over the statement that "social workers distribute drugs in the community." The Taipei City Social Workers Professional Union went to Li Yanxiu's service office yesterday to demand an apology, but was blocked by the police. (Photo by reporter Chen Yikuan)
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"Free Daily Shoot" "Drug Distribution Theory" caused controversy and did not apologize. The service office counterattacked/protested against Li Yanxiu. Social workers planned to join forces for larger actions
Li Yanxiu, a KMT legislator and spokesperson for Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's campaign, recently said that "in the future, social workers will provide drug addicts with drugs and poisons in the community to treat their addiction." The Taipei City Social Workers Professional Union angrily criticized Li for spreading rumors. Yesterday morning, it and other protest groups went to the door of Li's service office in Nangang, demanding an apology from Li, and refusing to let vulnerable rights and social safety nets become victims of a political war of words.
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For details, please see "Free Daily Shoot" "Drug Distribution Theory" Provoked Controversy and Not Apologized. The Service Office Rejected the Horse/Protested against Li Yanxiu. Social workers planned to join forces for larger actions.
Retaining senior air officers such as lieutenant colonel and colonel" The military proposes a plan to extend the service of Tom Cruise to the age of 58
In order to solve the problem of retaining Air Force flying officers, the Ministry of National Defense stated yesterday that it has completed the "Air Force Dedicated Flying Officer Utilization Method" and submitted it to the Executive Yuan for review on September 4. It will adopt a special project to increase the number of posts and extend the service to retain highly qualified, experienced and mature lieutenant colonel flying officers who have served for more than 14 years.
For details, see Retaining Senior Air Officers, Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels. The military has proposed a plan to extend the service of Tom Cruise to the age of 58.
China’s information security software was laundered and infiltrated into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kunyong Technology and three other companies were involved in packaging the modified interfaces of information management software containing Chinese source code into Taiwanese original products. For three consecutive years, they obtained more than 20 million yuan in procurement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and installed them on computers in many foreign embassies in my country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs discovered anomalies in its information security audit in December last year and notified the Bureau of Investigation for investigation. Yesterday, the Beijing Inspection Bureau directed the search of ten locations and the interview of four defendants and several witnesses to investigate violations of the government procurement law.
For details, see China’s information security software laundering origin actually infiltrated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Paraguay and Belize are named, and mainland China imposes sanctions on senior officials from our friendly countries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese mainland announced yesterday that it would sanction two officials from Paraguay and Belize, China's diplomatic allies. This is the first time that the mainland has directly sanctioned current ministerial officials of a country that maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
For details, please see the names of Paraguay and Belize. The head of mainland China sanctioned senior officials of our friendly countries.
2 American scholars win Nobel Prize in Economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on the 12th that two American economists, Hall and Woodford, were jointly awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of their development of new economic models based on individual economics to help governments and central banks of various countries stabilize their economies.
For details, see 2 American scholars who won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
china times
Supporting Taiwan’s lockdown, China sanctioned ministers from two of our friendly countries
The diplomatic rivalry between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has escalated again. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Mainland announced on the 12th that it would implement three countermeasures against two people including Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize, a friendly country of the Republic of China, and Gustavo E. Villalate Samaniego, Minister of Information, Communications and Technology of Paraguay, including freezing property in the mainland, banning transactions and cooperation with mainland groups or individuals, and denying visas and banning entry, including Hong Kong and Macao, which will take effect from now on. It is worth noting that this is the first time that mainland China officials have imposed personalized sanctions on ministerial-level officials from China's diplomatic allies for supporting Taiwan. The warning is quite strong.
For details, please see Support for Taiwan being targeted and China sanctioning ministers from two of our friendly countries.
Trump uses public funds to run ads to help campaign, judge bans him
The Trump administration in the United States spent US$20 million, or about NT$630 million in government funds, to broadcast Trump's political achievements on national television stations, and was criticized for misappropriating taxpayer funds to support the election. A federal judge in New York issued a temporary restraining order on the evening of the 11th, requiring the government to immediately cancel all advertising and prohibit the continued use of related budgets.
For details, see Trump’s use of public funds to advertise to support the election, and the judge issued a ban.
In order to solve the problem of retaining pilots in the Air Force, the Ministry of National Defense has promoted the "Tom Cruise Plan" to allow lieutenant colonel flying officers to extend their service until the age of 58. The picture shows a still from the movie The Lone Ranger. (File photo, provided by UIP)
Kunyong Technology and other three companies are suspected of modifying the interface of information management software developed by Chinese manufacturers and packaging it into Taiwanese original products, and have obtained procurement projects worth more than 20 million yuan from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for three consecutive years. (File photo)
