apologize. they said forget about it, spike. so that means a lot to me. thank you. probably no complaints from those associated with that winning film, tatan. and the director is only the second woman to win the highly coveted award since its inception in 1939. with no spectators cheering the olympic teams in tokyo the international olympic committee has come up with a solution, virtual clapping. what that looks like just ahead.
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen yesterday reviewed his efforts to promote Taiwan’s participation on the international stage, as well as security cooperation, economic and commercial ties, and people-to-people exchanges between Taiwan and the US.
Speaking at a virtual farewell media event, Christensen reiterated the role that the US’ Taiwan Relations Act and the “six assurances” play as the backbone of Washington’s policy on Taiwan.
“Since I took on this role in 2018, the United States has notified more than US$16.9 billion in sales of defense articles to Taiwan, including traditional platforms, such as F-16 jets and M1 tanks, as
‘Yellow’ alert issued after generator breaks
TIGHT SUPPLY: Taipower said the maximum power supply was 39,838 megawatts (MW), but the reserve margin during peak consumption fell to 2,838MW
Staff writer, with CNA
The power supply system yesterday flashed a “yellow” alert after a coal-fired generator in Taichung broke down earlier in the day, state-run utility Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) said.
At noon, power consumption nationwide reached 36,604 megawatts (MW), or 91 percent of capacity, triggering the “yellow” alert, signaling an operating reserve margin of 6 to 10 percent of total supply, Taipower said.
The maximum power supply yesterday was 39,838MW and, during periods of peak consumption, the operating reserve margin was expected to fall to 7.67 percent of total supply, or 2,838MW, it said.