(Left) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) outside the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2024. (Right) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesA bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would expand cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in drone system development and production, as policymakers consider ways to strengthen American national security and support the self-governing island’s efforts to boost its defenses.The Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026, introduced by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), aims to build an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) supply chain free from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) control.
US Lawmakers Propose Increasing Drone Cooperation With Taiwan
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