President Lai Ching-te addresses the military during drills in southeast Taiwan, as record-high cuts to the country's budget threaten to derail major defense projects. U.S. President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders on his first day in office, including many aimed at dismantling the efforts of the Biden administration in diversity and inclusion, climate and immigration. And TaiwanPlus sits down with Heritage Foundation fellow and former president of Radio Free Asia Steve Yates to discuss what U.S.-China-Taiwan relations could look like under the new Trump administration.
Plus:
-Taiwan's delegation to the U.S. presidential inauguration meets with members of Congress.
-Detained and impeached South Korean President Yoon defends his December martial law declaration in a first court appearance.
-Thailand's LGBTQ+ community still faces inequalities even after the country legalized same-sex marriage.
