Lai reiterates importance of strength, urges all parties to back the drone bill

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday reiterated that peace depends on the strength to deter aggression and urged lawmakers across party lines to back his administration’s drone procurement bill.Lai made the remarks while presiding over the commissioning of the ROCS Tan Chiang, a stealth missile corvette, at Kaohsiung’s Zuoying naval base, where the vessel was berthed.“We all know that peace is priceless and there are no winners in war,” Lai said. “But peace does not come through a peace agreement, and it definitely does not come through the goodwill of an aggressor or by accepting the aggressor’s demands.” A Taiwan first-person view (FPV) drone hits a balloon target during a helicopter landing-and-attack FPV drone demonstration inside a military campus in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Ritchie