Taichung Mayor Proposes Defense Shift
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Taichung mayor proposes defense budget shift toward drones
Taipei, March 30 (CNA) Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said Monday that Taiwan's special defense budget should prioritize drones over submarines and range from NT$800 billion (US$25 billion) to NT$1 trillion.
Several key provisions of the Special Act on Defense Procurement have yet to reach a consensus in the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Huang Wen-chi, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the Ministry of National Defense, pointed out today (30th) that the current threat and sense of urgency posed by the CCP to the Taiwan Strait is very strong. He cited his own experience, saying that during the Taiwan Strait missile crisis i…
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