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‘Evil was in that church’: A stranger lurking, shots fired, then heroes rise in Laguna Woods

LOS ANGELES — Behind the pulpit of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, Pastor Billy Chang was in his element.

Los Angeles Times

Laguna Woods church shooting suspect ‘revealed anti-Taiwan motive’ in seven-volume diary sent to newspaper

David Chou has been charged with fatally shooting one person and injuring five others at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods

The Independent UK

Prague Zoo gets Taiwanese pangolins after fallout with China

Prague’s zoo has introduced to the public a pair of critically endangered Chinese pangolins

The Independent UK

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Taiwan says WHO ignoring requests for observer status at assembly

Taiwan expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organization's failure to invite it to attend an upcoming annual assembly in Geneva, amid diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island.

Reuters

Alleged gunman sent diary to newspaper before church attack

The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church congregation because of his political hatred for Taiwan sent a newspaper a seven-volume diary before the attack

The Independent UK

Gunman targets Taiwanese faith with long pro-democracy link

Officials in California's Orange County are still trying to determine why a gunman opened fire in a Taiwanese Presbyterian church in Laguna Woods

The Independent UK

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

The Independent UK

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Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

Reuters

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Taiwanese church shooting suspect mailed 7-volume diary to Chinese-language newspaper

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with fatally shooting one person and injuring five others at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods mailed seven volumes titled “Diary of an Independence-Destroying Angel” to the Los Angeles offices of the World Journal, the Chinese-language newspaper reported Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Better Buy: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing vs. GlobalFoundries

The demand for semiconductors is soaring due to the growing need for smartphones, connected electric vehicles, and high-performance computing products. This, coupled with the rising prices of semiconductor chips and governments’ progressive policies due to the global shortage, should result in solid upside for the semiconductor industry. So, Taiwan Semiconductor…

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Why Laguna Woods? Mysteries still loom in Taiwanese church shooting

LOS ANGELES — While the suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting has been charged with multiple felony counts, some key mysteries remain about the attack on a Taiwanese church that left one dead and five wounded.

Los Angeles Times

California shooting highlights growing tensions between Taiwan and China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The man accused of opening fire inside a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday is believed to have been driven by hatred for Taiwanese people and the political belief that Taiwan is a part of China, highlighting the increasingly fraught geopolitical situation in the Taiwan…

Los Angeles Times

US Strongly Advocates for Taiwan to Regain WHO Status

The State Department’s renewed support for Taiwan comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that directs the secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the WHO.

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's behind difficult Taiwan-China relations?

U.S. authorities say the gunman behind an attack on a church in southern California in which one person was killed and five injured was motivated by a hatred for Taiwan

Los Angeles Times

Frank Shyong: Treating mass shootings as political discourse only gives killers more influence

A series of shootings over the weekend have once again left us all reeling and searching for answers in the aftermath.

The Independent UK

Roommate: No warning signs before deadly church attack

Prosecutors are calling the man charged in a deadly California church shooting a crafty monster but his Las Vegas roommate says he seemed to be kind and generous — if it wasn't all just an act

Al Jazeera

Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church

Suspected gunman David Chou was born in martial-law era Taiwan but identified as Chinese.

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Reuters

U.S. business groups criticize Biden's Taiwan arms sales policy

U.S. business groups on Tuesday criticized the Biden administration's Taiwan arms sales policy, arguing in a public letter that it was too restrictive and failed to address challenges posed by China's military to the democratic island.

Reuters

U.S. calls for Taiwan's inclusion at upcoming WHO assembly

Taiwan should be allowed to attend a World Health Organization assembly next week, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, arguing the democratically governed island's exclusion at China's behest was unwarranted and a concern for global health.

WEKU

Suspect faces multiple charges in a deadly California church shooting

A prosecutor said the man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation in Southern California wanted to "execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible."

Dynamite News

US church attacked by Chinese immigrant over hatred for Taiwan; leaving one dead

As per the reports, Chou was arrested on Sunday and is being held in lieu of $1-million bail at the Orange County Intake Release Center, jail records show as he is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. Full story on Dynamite News:

WEKU

From across the Pacific, Taiwan's president castigates California shooting

The leader of the self-governing East Asian island condemned violence following the deadly attack against a Taiwanese congregation in California.

The News Lens

Japan’s Reluctant Realism on Taiwan

As a key U.S. ally in East Asia, Japan is debating the introduction of legislation to ready itself to deal with a contingency scenario in Taiwan, a defensive response rather than a proactive military strategy.

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:30 am

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