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Visiting Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on Thursday called for greater investment from Taiwan's private sector in his country, saying the South American ally's stable political environment and strong economic performance make it an ideal destination for private investment and a gateway to the Latin American market.

Visiting Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on Thursday reaffirmed his country's diplomatic ties with Taiwan, saying he recently met with his Honduran counterpart in the United States before arriving in Taipei and shared Paraguay's positive experience of maintaining relations with Taipei.

A former intelligence chief of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) has called on Taiwan's Legislature to pass a NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.56 billion) supplementary defense budget "with all due haste," saying that Taiwan should look beyond 2026 and not allow "temporary" headwinds to derail its critical defense strategy.