Premier Cho: US 'Very Disappointed' After Special Defense Budget Cut to NT$780 Billion
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Premier Cho Jung-tai stated on May 20 that the Legislative Yuan's passage of a special defense budget capped at only NT$780 billion, down from the Executive Yuan's NT$1.25 trillion proposal, has left the US 'very disappointed.' Legislator Chung Chia-pin expressed concern that the budget reduction and procurement restrictions, which exclude commercial and domestic options, could compromise Taiwan's ability to counter potential drone swarm tactics from China, creating a defense vulnerability.