Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te signed into law on June 24 a controversial reform expanding parliament’s powers, but vowed to seek a ruling from the island’s top court to try to overturn it. Proponents of the expansion say it is needed to curb corruption, but critics fear the laws could weaken self-ruled Taiwan’s democracy against the...

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