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Lai Ching-te

  1. Taiwan to vote on scrapping 'nuclear-free homeland' policy in Nov 28 referendum; presidential office sets three conditions for any restart

    Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that a Kuomintang-backed referendum to abolish the 'nuclear-free homeland' policy has been approved by the Central Election Commission and will be held alongside the nine-in-one local elections on Nov 28. A presidential office spokesperson said on Oct 22 that Taiwan reached the nuclear-free goal when the last unit of its third nuclear power plant was decommissioned on May 17, 2025, and power supply is sufficient; President Lai Ching-te holds no ideological position and rules out no energy option, but a restart must be safe, have a solution for nuclear waste and have social consensus. The policy is written into Taiwan's Basic Environment Act.

    Oct 23, 2026 Morning
  2. Mainland Chinese exchange student deported from Taiwan after 'pinching' Lai Ching-te video; barred for 5 years

    Liberty Times reported that when Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te gave a closing speech at National Taiwan University on Oct 12, a mainland Chinese exchange student surnamed Wang used camera angles to appear to 'pinch' Lai's head and posted text such as 'take down little Lai Ching-te'. The National Immigration Agency revoked his entry permit under Article 12 of the Regulations Governing Permission for Mainland Area People to Enter Taiwan, deported him last Friday and barred him from Taiwan for five years. Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han on Oct 21 called it 'green terror' by the DPP authorities; Mainland Affairs Council deputy minister Liang Wen-jie said he agreed with the immigration agency. ABC Australia reported the Straits Exchange Foundation hoped the case would not affect future mainland students coming to Taiwan.

    Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon