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flag Taiwan's president announces $90M in subsidies for smart healthcare projects to improve medical efficiency and extend healthy lifespans.

flag President Lai Ching-te announced NT$2.94 billion in subsidies for 197 smart healthcare projects under Taiwan’s five-year NT$48.9 billion Healthy Taiwan Sprout Plan, launched in 2025, to improve clinical efficiency and extend healthy life spans amid a current average of 8.4 years lived in poor health despite life expectancy over 80. flag The initiative supports technology integration in medicine, with plans to train 500,000 AI professionals by 2040, expand high-performance computing and AI data infrastructure, and advance key technologies like silicon photonics and quantum computing. flag Lai emphasized stronger government-private collaboration to boost innovation and national resilience. flag Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump said Taiwan’s status is ultimately up to Chinese President Xi Jinping, though he expressed concern over changes to the current situation.

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