Taiwan’s new president has his work cut out for him‚ Michael Cunningham says. “He’s not in an easy position‚” Cunningham‚ a research fellow in the Asian Studies Center of The Heritage Foundation‚ says of President-elect Lai Ching-te. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “Beijing deeply distrusts” the political party Lai is a member of because China’s leaders think that party is “intent on seeking formal independence from China‚” Cunningham says. While it’s likely Lai will maintain the status quo and not seek formal independence from China‚ Cunningham predicts China will continue applying pressure to Taiwan. During his presidency‚ Lai‚ 64‚ is “probably going to have to constantly be responding to provocations by Beijing‚” he said. Lai‚ currently vice president‚ takes office May 20. Cunningham was in Taiwan during the election on Jan. 13 and joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why Taiwan’s freedom directly affects America. He also explains why he thinks it’s unlikely China will launch a full-scale invasion of Taiwan anytime in the near future. Listen to the podcast below: Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post China Expert Outlines Taiwanese President-Elect Lai Ching-te’s Daunting Challenges Ahead appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Among U.S. states‚ Utah boasts quite a lot of badlands and forests. The most charismatic of North America’s wildlife calls this state home‚ and as such‚ you might run into a few of them when you’re not expecting it. A news reporter recently came a little too close to one of North America’s big carnivores... The post Woman reporting in the dark mistakes mountain lion for “dog” and keeps going as it walks up appeared first on Animal Channel.

Paintings by Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall stolen from a private collection in Tel Aviv 14 years ago have been found in a basement in Antwerp‚ Belgium. The two paintings‚ Tête (1971) by Picasso and L’homme en prière (1970) by Chagall‚ then valued at $900‚000‚ were taken from the villa of the Herzikovich family in February 2010. The thieves disabled the house’s sophisticated alarm system and broke into the safe to steal $680‚000 worth of jewelry. They made off with the jewelry and the Picasso and Chagall pieces. There were other important artworks in the house which were not touched. The case went cold until late 2022‚ when police in Namur‚ Belgium‚ were informed that a 68-year-old Israeli watch dealer residing in Namur was offering the two paintings for sale. The suspect‚ currently identified by authorities only as Daniel Z‚ was placed under surveillance in the attempt to confirm the information in the tipoff. Investigators were able to establish that he was indeed in possession of the stolen works. On January 10‚ 2024‚ police raided the Daniel Z’s home and detained him and his wife. They found large amounts of cash in the house‚ but not the paintings. The home of one of his relatives was also searched with nothing found. The suspect soon confessed to police that he had the Picasso and Chagall in his possession‚ but refused to tell them where they were hidden. Two days later‚ police searched another location: a building in Antwerp that once housed a sketchy art dealership connected to stolen paintings. There‚ in the cellar‚ the paintings were found inside two wooden boxes with screwed down lids. They were in undamaged condition in their original frames. Daniel Z was arrested and charged with receiving stolen goods.

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