Taiwan to investigate Chinese-made drones

More than 70% of Taiwanese government's 726 UAVs made in China: DPP lawmaker

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/12/01
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) promised to investigate the government procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after a legislator alleged Tuesday (Dec. 1) that 70 percent of the drones were made in China.

If there were any doubts about the information security of the equipment, they would not be used, the premier told Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Ho Hsin-chun (何欣純).

Japan was planning to reject drones posing a security threat, as they could pass on data to China, Ho pointed out, yet at least 70 percent of the 726 UAVs Taiwan’s government had bought were manufactured in the communist country, CNA reported.    [FULL  STORY]