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Legislative Yuan could overrule ECFA: speaker

Saturday, 16 January 2010 08:19 Taipei Times

A broad trade pact between Taiwan and China could be set back as legislators review and possibly overrule it, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said yesterday.

Taiwan’s polarized legislature could ask the government to change an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China, which is expected to take the form of a free-trade-style deal that would lower tariffs in hundreds of sectors, Wang said.

Vulnerability of Web browser used in Chinese Google attacks, Microsoft says

Saturday, 16 January 2010 08:15 Taipei Times

Microsoft said on Thursday that a security vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser was used in cyberattacks that prompted Google to threaten to shut down its operations in China.

Meanwhile, Web security firm MaAfee Inc said the attacks on Google and other companies showed a level of sophistication beyond that of cyber criminals and more typical of a nation-state.

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President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday emphasized Taiwan’s determination to defend itself and cooperate with other democracies to handle global challenges, in a meeting with former American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) chairman James Moriarty.

The nation is to continue strengthening its defensive capabilities and show its resolve to defend itself and democracy, he was cited as saying by the Presidential Office in a statement.

Taiwan would also maintain its cooperation with the US and other like-minded nations in dealing with global challenges posed by pandemics and climate change, he said.