Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te urged lawmakers on July 17 to approve a NT$210 billion (about $6.5 billion) military drone plan, saying the self-governed island must carry more responsibility for its own defense as Chinese pressure against it increases.
“We must respond to the international call for collective defense and responsibility sharing,” Lai said during a visit to the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology’s aviation research facility in Taichung.
He called for the funding to move through a special budget rather than Taiwan’s regular annual budget, saying stable, multiyear funding was needed to bring the planned systems into service quickly….
Lai Urges Taiwan Lawmakers to Approve $6.5 Billion Military Drone Plan
