The Executive Yuan counter-signed the Unmanned Vehicle Ordinance. Zhang Dunhan used the Ohtani Shohei contract as an analogy to the annual budget instability.

The Legislative Yuan passed a blue version of the "Ordinance on Strengthening National Defense Independence and Development of the Unmanned Vehicle Industry". Executive Yuan Secretary-General Zhang Dunhan held a press conference yesterday (11th) and said that Executive Yuan Zhuo Yongtai has countersigned the ordinance. As for the return of the unmanned vehicle budget to the annual budget, Zhang Dunhan yesterday used the contract of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani as an example, emphasizing that this is the same as requiring Shohei Ohtani to sign every year. In fact, this is the second time that Zhang Dunhan has used Otani Shohei as an example. The last time was the 1.25 trillion yuan special defense bill.

Zhang Dunhan always spoke sharply when faced with the Blue Committee's offensive, even without pretense. He was dubbed the "God of War" in the Political Yuan. In past confrontations with Blue and White legislators, he could always score frequent dunks with clear and concise counterattacks. Executive President Cheuk Wing-tai spoke twice this week on the "non-countersignature" of eight bills, emphasizing that the power of countersignature is a defense mechanism for the cabinet to assist the president. He must play the role of a "constitutional gatekeeper", but he also "countersigns" the unmanned vehicle regulations. Therefore, Zhang Dunhan was sent to the front line to face doubts from all walks of life.

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The Executive Yuan has repeatedly stressed that unmanned vehicles can only be stable if included in the special budget, but countersigning the opposition version means that the budget returns to the annual budget and faces instability. In this regard, Zhang Dunhan cited Shohei Ohtani as an example and said that in 2023, Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year US$700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which included delayed payments. This is the team's consideration of its financial capabilities. If you want to recruit a top star on the court, you must use a long-term contract and consider your own financial ability to sign the star.

Zhang Dunhan said that when returning to national defense, using special budgets means long-term contracts. Now that the regulations return to annual budgets, it is like asking for a Shohei Ohtani. He will be signed every year, and he will even become a free agent at the end of every year. Teams that hope to recruit him must negotiate with him earlier and negotiate a contract with him earlier. The same principle applies when we return to the National Assembly. Since the Legislative Yuan has decided to use the annual budget to handle matters, "the bell needs to be tied," so it should review the budget as scheduled and with high quality.

In fact, when the Executive Yuan passed the NT$1.25 trillion "Special Procurement Regulation on Strengthening Defense Resilience and Asymmetric Combat Power Plans" on November 27 last year, KMT Chairman Cheng Lai-wen criticized her for "turning Taiwan into an arsenal."

At that time, Zhang Dunhan also cited Shohei Otani as an example. He pointed out that deliberately walking four goals is called "King Yuan" in Japanese parlance. When it comes to national defense, "if you are strong enough, your opponents and enemies will stay away from you." This is why President Lai Ching-te and Executive Director Zhuo Yongtai have constantly emphasized that peace depends on strength. "As long as you are strong enough, your opponents will stay away from you. Strengthening national defense is to avoid war and create peace, not to become an arsenal."