Blue-White Coalition Blocks Drone Bill; Chung Chia-pin Says 'Incomprehensible'
The Legislative Yuan on May 5, under the Blue-White coalition, blocked a draft 'Unmanned Vehicle Industry Creation Special Act' proposed by DPP Legislator Chung Chia-pin, sending it back to the Procedure Committee. Chung expressed bewilderment, criticizing the coalition for blocking the special law despite publicly supporting the drone industry, thereby stifling a new sector.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 5) The Legislative Yuan today, under the joint action of the Blue-White coalition (Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party), blocked the draft 'Unmanned Vehicle Industry Creation Special Act' proposed by DPP Legislator Chung Chia-pin, sending it back to the Procedure Committee. Chung said, 'It is incomprehensible. The Blue-White coalition claimed to support Taiwan's drones, and Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen even talked about building a major drone industry city, yet they jointly blocked the proposal, strangling a new industry.'
On May 2, the Blue-White coalition in the Legislative Yuan's Procedure Committee sent the agenda draft to be processed in today's plenary session. When the plenary session entered the report事项 agenda in the morning, the TPP caucus proposed that Chung's draft 'Unmanned Vehicle Industry Creation Special Act' not be included in the agenda.
In a vote, the Blue-White coalition secured 60 votes against the DPP caucus's 49 votes, blocking the draft along with other proposals, including a bill by DPP Legislator Shen Po-yang to regulate legislators' travel to China and the Executive Yuan's version of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Allocation Act, sending them all back to the Procedure Committee.
After the proposal was blocked, Chung held a press conference with DPP Caucus Secretary-General Fan Yun and co-sponsor Chen Kuan-ting.
Chung pointed out, 'This result is incomprehensible. Especially since Lu Shiow-yen recently publicly stated her hope to make Taichung a hub for the drone industry, and several KMT legislators from Taichung have frequently expressed support for drone industry development, yet ultimately their party jointly blocked the relevant special law.'
Chung said, 'The global unmanned vehicle industry is growing rapidly, and several U.S. companies have recently come to Taiwan seeking supply chain cooperation opportunities. Currently, the development of the unmanned vehicle industry is still constrained by insufficient testing sites in airspace and sea areas, as well as regulatory limitations. Therefore, we hope to use the special act to remove regulatory obstacles during the critical startup phase of the industry and help businesses establish testing and development environments.'
Chen Kuan-ting stated, 'The original intention of proposing the special law was not only to promote economic development but also to strengthen the application of unmanned vehicles in agriculture, industry, firefighting, and national defense through a military-civilian shared model, enhancing overall social resilience and national defense resilience.'
Chen said, 'The National Defense Special Act previously passed by the Legislative Yuan did not include the Executive Yuan's version of content related to unmanned vehicles and countermeasure systems. Therefore, we hoped to fill the gap with this special law, with the Ministry of Economic Affairs taking the lead and the Ministry of National Defense cooperating to promote related industries. If the Blue-White coalition believes the draft content needs adjustment, they should quickly propose their own version and work together to advance it.'
Chen expressed, 'From national defense to economic fields, whenever issues related to unmanned vehicles arise, they often encounter strong resistance. This is regrettable.'
Fan Yun said, 'If there are different opinions on the content of the bill, the bill should be allowed to complete its first reading and enter the formal discussion stage in the Legislative Yuan, where it can be amended or competing proposals can be introduced, rather than directly blocking the bill from entering the agenda.' She called on the KMT and TPP to explain to the public why they oppose allowing the special law for the unmanned vehicle industry to enter the discussion process. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150605
On May 2, the Blue-White coalition in the Legislative Yuan's Procedure Committee sent the agenda draft to be processed in today's plenary session. When the plenary session entered the report事项 agenda in the morning, the TPP caucus proposed that Chung's draft 'Unmanned Vehicle Industry Creation Special Act' not be included in the agenda.
In a vote, the Blue-White coalition secured 60 votes against the DPP caucus's 49 votes, blocking the draft along with other proposals, including a bill by DPP Legislator Shen Po-yang to regulate legislators' travel to China and the Executive Yuan's version of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Allocation Act, sending them all back to the Procedure Committee.
After the proposal was blocked, Chung held a press conference with DPP Caucus Secretary-General Fan Yun and co-sponsor Chen Kuan-ting.
Chung pointed out, 'This result is incomprehensible. Especially since Lu Shiow-yen recently publicly stated her hope to make Taichung a hub for the drone industry, and several KMT legislators from Taichung have frequently expressed support for drone industry development, yet ultimately their party jointly blocked the relevant special law.'
Chung said, 'The global unmanned vehicle industry is growing rapidly, and several U.S. companies have recently come to Taiwan seeking supply chain cooperation opportunities. Currently, the development of the unmanned vehicle industry is still constrained by insufficient testing sites in airspace and sea areas, as well as regulatory limitations. Therefore, we hope to use the special act to remove regulatory obstacles during the critical startup phase of the industry and help businesses establish testing and development environments.'
Chen Kuan-ting stated, 'The original intention of proposing the special law was not only to promote economic development but also to strengthen the application of unmanned vehicles in agriculture, industry, firefighting, and national defense through a military-civilian shared model, enhancing overall social resilience and national defense resilience.'
Chen said, 'The National Defense Special Act previously passed by the Legislative Yuan did not include the Executive Yuan's version of content related to unmanned vehicles and countermeasure systems. Therefore, we hoped to fill the gap with this special law, with the Ministry of Economic Affairs taking the lead and the Ministry of National Defense cooperating to promote related industries. If the Blue-White coalition believes the draft content needs adjustment, they should quickly propose their own version and work together to advance it.'
Chen expressed, 'From national defense to economic fields, whenever issues related to unmanned vehicles arise, they often encounter strong resistance. This is regrettable.'
Fan Yun said, 'If there are different opinions on the content of the bill, the bill should be allowed to complete its first reading and enter the formal discussion stage in the Legislative Yuan, where it can be amended or competing proposals can be introduced, rather than directly blocking the bill from entering the agenda.' She called on the KMT and TPP to explain to the public why they oppose allowing the special law for the unmanned vehicle industry to enter the discussion process. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150605