Please support Xie Longjie’s supplementary defense budget. Lee Chung-hsien: Speaking Taiwanese does not mean that you love Taiwan.

Taiwan United for Economic Democracy went to the Kuomintang Tainan mayoral candidate Hsieh Long-chieh's campaign headquarters today (11th) to make a petition, calling on Hsieh to "raise your hand" and support the additional budget for national defense and social welfare. National Cheng Kung University professor Lee Chung-hsien came to the scene to express support, and mentioned that although Hsieh Long-chie is fluent in Taiwanese and often expresses his love for Taiwan, "it does not necessarily mean that he loves Taiwan very much because he speaks Taiwanese very well." Whether politicians truly love Taiwan must be carefully examined based on their actual words and deeds. Today, humble voices came to ask for help, but they were driven away.

Lee Chung-hsien pointed out that the recent extramarital affair of Huang Jen-Hsun has attracted the attention of the world. The reason is also because artificial intelligence chips that can perform drone missions have such a huge impact on the world. Taiwan has a world-class semiconductor industry, which does not mean that it has world-class technological national security governance and defense capabilities. Modern warfare is no longer just a competition between warships, fighter planes and missiles, but also involves the overall strength of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, drones, communications, information security and supply chains.

He pointed out that China actively obtains advanced chips and key technologies through various means, and Taiwan should pay more attention to technological security and independent defense. He once heard relevant coast patrol officials talk about their experience in detecting smuggling ships. Smugglers would rather throw away drugs but hide the chips in the most secret places. This highlights that chips have become a resource with high strategic value, and technological development cannot be without a corresponding national security system.

Lee Chung-hsien also mentioned that drones are not just aircraft, but systems that integrate chips, artificial intelligence, communications, firmware and information security. If Taiwan wants to establish a reliable drone industry, it needs stable defense demand, a trustworthy supply chain and continuous research and development. The defense budget should of course be subject to supervision, but deletions and freezes cannot replace a complete assessment of actual combat capabilities, industrial development and national security.

He emphasized that local leaders should not only care about construction and votes, but should also have civil defense, disaster response and security management capabilities. Politicians can engage in wars of words every day, but "drone cannot fly just by talking." Of course, Tainan people like to see the sea, but no one wants to see the sea one day without first seeing whether the enemy troops have landed. The development of drones is not because Taiwan wants to start a war. On the contrary, it is because it hopes to never have to fight. Real peace does not rely on the goodwill of the enemy, but makes the other party understand that launching a war must pay an unbearable price.