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Lai said a strong nation must also ensure its people live well and that passing the budget is key to delivering welfare policies.

According to UDN, the gala drew more than ten thousand overseas Taiwanese and members of the public.

Next, in politics, Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan-an, who is seeking re-election, released his campaign theme song, "Taipei Encore," on October ninth.

But the music video quickly drew questions from DPP lawmakers over whether footage from the World Baseball Classic was properly licensed.

Labor Minister Hong Shen-han arrived in Nanjing on Sunday evening to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting on Monday, becoming the first minister of President William Lai's administration to visit China.

UP Media reported that Hong departed for Nanjing earlier Sunday, while UDN said he landed at about seven fifty-seven in the evening and quickly left the airport.

CNA reported that Hong waved to waiting media but did not take questions.

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But it is an example of trying to set Taiwan up as an agent of its fate.

Now, meanwhile, the other side, you know, say the United Daily News and the Blue Camp, is looking for things that they can use to represent Taiwan, the Taiwanese people, as being, you know, bargaining chips, not in control of their fate, an agent outside of what's going on we're going to be acted on so we need to uh make good with with you know have better relations with china and engage in more exchanges and do something differently with what the current administration is doing so that the reception of this event in the summit in taiwan will all be about framing Taiwan either as, you know, an agent of its destiny, Taiwan to Zhu Qixing, you know, the subjecthood of Taiwan, or Taiwan as an object, a pawn, a bargaining chip.

Can I add one thing? I completely agree with what Michael said, and I'll add one other big problem with this is you'll see this willful misinterpretation, or I don't know if it's willful misinterpretation or just these people have bad English, but you see this intentional manipulation and misinterpretation of comments made by Trump and American officials, by the green media, by DPP officials to say, actually, everything's dandy and Taiwan is doing great.

Case in point, You continuously see in the green media when Trump made this comment on Air Force One, I wish there was Air Force Taiwan.