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News from Oct 28, 2026 (UTC)

Taiwan isUpbeat

Better than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 15Oct 28

Why

  1. Pakistan sided with Beijing and barred Taiwanese airlines from its airspace.

    18 eventsmoneycontrol.comSource

  2. President Lai outlined his goals to a European group, and a European lawmaker presented him a statement supporting Taiwan.

    31 eventsfocustaiwan.tw, taipeitimes.com, news.ltn.com.twSource

  3. Taiwan is working to create a Taiwan-Philippines Economic Corridor.

    11 eventstaipeitimes.comSource

What happened

  • Statements20%
  • Cooperation56%
  • Criticism11%
  • Protests0%
  • Pressure11%
  • Fighting3%

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