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US House passes Taiwan Assurance Act


A person holds the Republic of China (ROC) and US national flags in an undated picture.
Photo: Reuters

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 and House Resolution 273 reaffirming the US’ commitment to Taiwan and the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).

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Local, Chinese spies face same penalties


Legislators vote on “motions to amend” made by each legislative caucus regarding draft amendments to the Classified National Security Information Protection Act at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

Lawmakers yesterday stiffened penalties for people who leak state secrets and approved amendments to ensure that Chinese spies face the same punishment as Republic of China (ROC) citizens who commit “offenses against the external security of the state.”

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Newsflash


Police, fire department personnel and bystanders assist the injured in the aftermath of a bomb blast near the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday.
Photo: EPA / Stuart Cahill, The Boston Herald

The FBI’s investigation into the bombings at the Boston Marathon was in full swing yesterday, with authorities serving a warrant on a suburban Boston home and appealing for any private video, audio and still images of the blasts that killed three people and wounded more than 140.

Officials said no one had claimed responsibility for the bombings on one of the city’s most famous civic holidays, Patriots’ Day, but the blasts that left the streets spattered with blood and glass raised fears of a terrorist attack.