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English-language military drills held


The fifth legion of the army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command undergoes casualty care training at the Kengzihkou shooting range in Hsinchu County yesterday.
Photo: CNA

The army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command conducted training yesterday in which all orders were delivered in English.

The training — held in Hsinchu County’s Kengzihkou (坑子口) area — featured simulations of troops ambushing enemy soldiers, including vehicles passing through the ambush zone.

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China unlikely to attack in fall: NSB


National Security Bureau Director-General Chen Ming-tong, left, and Vice Minister of National Defense Alex Po take part in a question-and-answer session at the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times

It is “highly unlikely” that China would invade Taiwan this autumn, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) told lawmakers yesterday, amid reports of a leaked Russian intelligence document suggesting that Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) is considering doing so.

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Taiwan’s ties with Ukraine refugees

From the ONSET of Russia’s war in Ukraine, more than 3.3 million Ukrainians have fled their homes to escape the fighting.

The ongoing exodus has triggered a wave of refugee crises, perhaps outstripping any such movements seen since World War II, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said.

At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan was quick to condemn the war, announced economic sanctions against Russia and expressed admiration for Ukrainians for defying coercive power, resisting aggression and defending their country.

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Opportunities in ties with Slovenia

Amid the ongoing expansion of ties between Taiwan and nations in central and eastern Europe, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has emerged as another regional leader advocating for a greater role for Taiwan in the international system.

With Slovenian parliamentary elections in about a month, Taiwan is hardly the only country where Jansa sought to leave a clear footprint.

On Tuesday last week, he joined his Czech and Polish counterparts in Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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Newsflash


New Power Party Executive Chairman Huang Kuo-chang reacts at a meeting of the legislature’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday after an announcement that his party’s motion would not be considered.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

Procedural moves by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to push through controversial amendments to the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法) have betrayed promises for congressional reform, New Power Party (NPP) Executive Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said yesterday.