Legislature advances TPP’s defense billKNOCK-OFF The bill, which an official said resembled a crudely copied and amputated version of the larger cabinet defense bill, was advanced by the opposition-controlled bodyStaff writer, with CNAThe Legislative Yuan yesterday advanced a Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)-sponsored bill governing arms procurement packages approved by the US to a committee review. Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers hold up signs in the legislature in Taipei yesterday protesting the opposition parties’ refusal to discuss the Cabinet’s version of a special defense budget. The TPP bill “lacked strategic vision and force-building planning, deviated from established military procurement practices and ignored defense self-reliance,” she said. The KMT caucus would put forward its own version of the amendments, he said. Cooperation with the TPP caucus remains important and the KMT caucus’ discussions with the TPP caucus would continue, he said.

Source: Taipei Times January 30, 2026 17:13 UTC