PoliticsTaiwan passes defence budget after record delay, retains drone funding

Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament approved the $93bn annual budget after a record 266-day deadlock, preserving funding for a government drone programme central to the island’s defence plans. The vote followed cuts to several spending areas amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

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