Taiwan’s ‘China-free’ Drone Program May Not Be
Rush to meet burgeoning demand finds some manufacturers sneaking in Chinese chips
By: Jens Kastner
President Lai Ching-te’s ambitious plans to make Taiwan “the Asian hub of unmanned aerial vehicle supply chains for global democracies,” pitching Taiwan-made drones to friendly governments who distrust theoretically hackable mainland Chinese suppliers’ products, appear to have nearly capsized with a defense mini…
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