Security
Taiwan's president says island's fall would unleash wider China threat in Indo-Pacific
Australia and Indonesia seal a landmark security pact aimed at deepening defense ties and strengthening coordination as Indonesia's regional influence continues to grow.
President Lai Ching-te has been unable to accelerate military spending against the Chinese threat because the opposition controls parliament.
The prison term amounts to a 'death sentence' for the 78-year-old Lai, Human Rights Watch said.