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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 12, 2026
In this episode: Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu's off-script National Day speech denouncing the ruling party as a 'fake democracy, real dictatorship' draws backlash, with Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen defending the remarks; Puma Shen launches his 'Taipei Ocean Current' mayoral campaign with a car sweep through Zhongshan and Datong, drawing 65,000 online viewers; A 55-year-old man is detained after allegedly beating a fellow drinker to death at a Taichung snack shop; PLA to hold live-fire drills across the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas from Oct 12-17; Northeast monsoon to…
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