AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTyphoon Bavi: The powerful storm has made landfall in China’s Zhejiang, with authorities evacuating nearly 2 million people as strong winds and heavy rain disrupt cities and transport. Cross-strait impact: In Taiwan, Bavi left at least 135 people injured, with thousands evacuated and power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of households before the typhoon moved away. South China Sea diplomacy: On the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Hague ruling, the U.S., EU and 14 other countries reaffirmed China’s claims are illegal and Beijing rejected the decision again. Taiwan-U.S. ties: President Lai Ching-te mourned the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, calling him a “true friend of Taiwan.” Food safety probe: Taiwan’s health authorities withheld cooking-oil test results over suspected sample falsification, as the tainted-oil recall case expands. Tech and AI: China warned of a potential “backdoor” in some Anthropic Claude Code versions, while Taiwan’s Starlux launched its “Airsorayama Silver” maiden flight to Tokyo. Sports: Taiwan’s women won two hurdles golds at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in China.
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