Taiwan's Cabinet has agreed to sign off on an opposition-drafted drone and defense industry law, a win for the KMT-led legislature but one the government is accepting with open reservations.

• The Cabinet countersigned the "strengthening defense self-reliance and drone industry development" act passed by the legislature, even though it was not the government's own version.
• The government says it will still control the budget itself, arguing the law sets spending principles but no ceiling, and that funding will match real military and industry needs.
• It also insists military secrets, troop deployments, and supply chain security stay under the Defense Ministry, not the new industry-focused strategy committee run by the Economics Ministry.
• The reasoning: Taiwan's security threat and industrial competition will not wait for political fights to be settled.
• A supplementary budget already sent to the legislature includes about NT$56 billion for drones, seen as key to Taiwan's asymmetric warfare plan.

Outlook: The fight now moves to the legislature, where the government is pushing for fast approval of the extra drone funding and next year's main budget.