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A warning of fire risk has been issued by the Met Office for the Isle of Wight and South of England. ISLANDERS are being asked not to light bonfires, barbecues or campfires due to a warning about how severe any potential wildfire could become in the current dry conditions. The Met Office has issued a warning of very high risk for the Isle of Wight and parts of the South of England. The warning has prompted Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Control to ask people to act responsibly as we go into the weekend. The fire service said: Due to the current dry conditions we are asking everybody to act responsibly and refrain from having any bonfires, barbecues or campfires as they can easily, rapidly spread out of control.
Red Watch office stirs controversy
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Prague-based think tank the European Values Center for Security Policy on Tuesday said that it would open an office in Taipei as part of a program focusing on Chinese influence operations, even as Taiwan drew criticism for allegedly financing the plan.
The center revealed its plan to establish a footing in Taiwan during the Stratcom Summit in November last year, which was also attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Tseng (曾厚仁) amid warming Taipei-Prague ties.
The planned Taipei office would open in the second half of the year as part of the think tank’s Red Watch Program, which focuses on Chinese influence operations, the center said in a news release on Tuesday.
2021/04/21 12:40 Ke Liang-ruey (left), Jakub Janda. (EVC photo) Ke Liang-ruey (left), Jakub Janda. (EVC photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Czech think tank European Values Center (EVC) for Security Policy is planning to open a branch in Taiwan this year. On Tuesday (April 20), Taiwan s Representative to the Czech Republic Ke Liang-ruey (柯良叡) and EVC Director Jakub Janda signed a partnership agreement expressing support for the planned office. It slated to open in the second half of this year and will be the first in Taipei to be run by a private European think tank, according to a press release from the organization. The Taipei branch will be set up as part of the EVC s Red Watch Program. According to the center, Red Watch is its flagship program designed to monitor Chinese influence operations.