Central News Agency (CNA Taipei, July 1) President Lai Ching-te, who also serves as DPP chairman, said today that the opposition parties' proposed drone bill violates the principle of constitutional separation of powers and infringes on executive authority. He urged all parties in the Legislative Yuan to jointly support the Executive Yuan's draft "Special Act for Procurement of National Defense Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles" and to complete its review as soon as possible to jointly safeguard Taiwan's security. Speaking at a DPP Central Executive Committee meeting today, Lai Ching-te stated that in response to the urgent need for developing autonomous unmanned vehicles for national defense, and to ensure the continuous enhancement of the military's combat capabilities, the Executive Yuan submitted the draft "Special Act for Procurement of National Defense Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles" to the Legislative Yuan for review on June 18. He expressed hope that the special act would accelerate the research, development, production, and procurement of unmanned vehicles such as drones and unmanned boats, thereby strengthening national defense autonomy, enhancing Taiwan's overall defense resilience, and driving the development of Taiwan's unmanned vehicle industry. Lai Ching-te noted that opposition caucuses recently joined forces to postpone the Executive Yuan's draft special act from being listed on the legislative agenda. The KMT and the TPP have successively announced this week that they will propose their own versions of the unmanned vehicle bill, arguing that special budgets may evade supervision and that related expenses should be incorporated into the annual budget. Lai Ching-te emphasized that the unmanned vehicle bill proposed by the opposition parties violates the principle of constitutional separation of powers and infringes on executive authority. More importantly, the technology for unmanned vehicles is rapidly evolving, and the military's force building and readin