Taiwan is still negotiating with Washington to bring down U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods, raising hopes that the 20% tariff imposed last week may be only temporary. China sends the most military planes near Taiwan in almost a year. And farmers in southern Taiwan struggle to protect their crops after major storms and rainfall.
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-A third televised debate on the referendum to restore nuclear power centered on whether the plant could withstand major earthquakes.
-A district court acquitted the leaders of the Taiwan People's Communist Party in an anti-infiltration case, but prosecutors said they will appeal the ruling.
-Taiwan's military says it has acted on reports that a pilot leaked President Lai Ching-te's flight schedule, punishing the officer involved.