‘China has no right to punish the people of Taiwan’, says President Lai

‘China has no right to punish the people of Taiwan’, says President Lai

Pacific Asia • Jun 24, 2024, 4:26 AM

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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Monday that China "has no right to punish" Taiwanese people for their views or advocacy, after Beijing warned "diehard" supporters of the island's independence could face the death penalty.

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Japan's Supreme Court rules that forced sterilisation law was unconstitutional

Pacific Asia • 7:09 AM

Thousands of Japanese people who were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 will be able to request government compensation after the country's Supreme Court ruled that its now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutional.

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