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US encourages Taiwan to invest in defense: official

Taipei Times

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question at a media briefing at the Pentagon in Virginia on Feb. 19.
Photo: AP

The US encourages Taiwan to invest in defense and obtain asymmetric defense capabilities, US Navy Admiral Philip Davidson said on Thursday.

Taiwan can help Australia build subs

Taipei Times

Australia’s decades-long battle to acquire a new French-designed attack submarine to replace its aging Collins class fleet bears all the hallmarks of a bureaucratic boondoggle.

The Attack-class submarine project, initially estimated to cost A$20 billion to A$25 billion (US$15.6 billion to US$19.5 billion at the current exchange rate), had by 2016 doubled to A$50 billion, and almost doubled again to A$90 billion by February last year.

Internet must be free of monopolies

Liberty Times Editorial

Social media companies are not creators of news, yet their online platforms carry links to content produced by news and media organizations, driving users to their highly profitable sites. This has led to a long-running debate over whether social media companies should be paying for the privilege of providing such links to their users.

The dispute on Thursday last week took a new twist when the Australian government passed new legislation — the News Media Bargaining Code — that requires Facebook and Google to pay for news content carried on their platforms.

Lithuania plans to open office in Taiwan: report

Taipei Times

Leaders of Lithuania’s ruling coalition pose for photographers on Nov. 9 last year.
Photo: Screen grab from Facebook

Lithuania plans to open a representative office in Taiwan, and leave a Beijing-led alliance with central and eastern European nations, Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) quoted a lawmaker as saying on Tuesday.

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