Kuo-Cheng Chiu: Signing LOAs without Special Budget Approval is the True 'Blank Authorization'
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Taiwan's Minister of National Defense, Kuo-Cheng Chiu, clarified that signing Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) for US arms without prior legislative approval of a special defense budget is not a 'blank authorization.' He emphasized that the NT$1.25 trillion budget over eight years is based on US willingness to sell and schedule, and lessons from the Ukraine war, such as drone capabilities, are incorporated.