Taiwan is seeking to acquire a massive new weapons package from the U.S. worth US$10 billion to boost its military capabilities and show the new Trump administration its commitment to self-defense. Taiwan’s legislature fails to reach a consensus at a tense meeting to clarify parts of its controversial new central budget before passing it on to the Cabinet for approval. And European leaders meet in Paris for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine after being excluded from talks between the U.S. and Russia. Plus: Authorities investigate the crash of a Delta Air Lines flight that flipped over when landing at a Toronto airport, injuring at least 18. Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with tech industry leaders, signaling a possible end to its crackdown on tech companies. A deadly explosion at a Taichung department store may have been caused by illegal renovation work, and investigations into the blast continue.
