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Taiwan Opposition Stalls $6.6B Drone Deal, Drafts Funding Plan

6/26/2026

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Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party will draft drone-funding plans after rejecting the proposal.
Opposition-controlled parliament stalled the US$6.6 billion drone purchase plan and passed a US$25 billion special defence budget that cut the DPP-requested US$15 billion for domestic drones.
President Lai Ching-te’s administration aims to spend up to NT$210 billion over five years on coastal, attack and surface drones.
Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee warned that disputes should not block defence self-reliance and supply-chain development.

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Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party will draft drone-funding plans after rejecting the proposal.
Opposition-controlled parliament stalled the US$6.6 billion drone purchase plan and passed a US$25 billion special defence budget that cut the DPP-requested US$15 billion for domestic drones.
President Lai Ching-te’s administration aims to spend up to NT$210 billion over five years on coastal, attack and surface drones.
Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee warned that disputes should not block defence self-reliance and supply-chain development.