Taiwan lawmakers approve a $7.6 billion drone budget to enhance defense amid escalating tensions with China.

TAIPEI: Taiwan must demonstrate its resolve to defend itself and pass a six-year, T$210 billion ($6.6 billion) special budget to buy military drones, President Lai Ching-te said…

Taiwan’s president urged lawmakers to approve a $6.6 billion drone budget as opposition parties proposed a lower annual spending cap, Reuters reports.