Taiwan's government is deciding whether to countersign an opposition-drafted drone and defense-industry law, a test of who controls military procurement money.

• The Executive Yuan must decide by the 11th whether to countersign the bill on strengthening defense self-reliance and the drone industry.
• Lawmakers rejected the cabinet's own drone procurement bill and passed the opposition version instead.
• The cabinet says it is in the final stage of reviewing the text and how it would work in practice, and will explain its decision on time.
• Defense spending is already rising: the extra 2026 budget passed this month includes about NT$146 billion for defense, covering coastal surveillance drones.

Outlook: A refusal to countersign would escalate the fight between the cabinet and the opposition-controlled legislature over defense spending.