# Taiwan's $6.7B Drone Defense Plan, Preparing For War | China in Focus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/taiwan-s-6-7b-drone-defense-plan-preparing-for-war-china-in-focus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/taiwan-s-6-7b-drone-defense-plan-preparing-for-war-china-in-focus.md Podcast: [China in Focus - NTD on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657) Published: 2026-06-20T00:13:58+00:00 Episode link: https://odysee.com/taiwan%27s-6.7b-drone-defense-plan%2C:44c3ee23b85c086faf74b52d58142d2dec4256a9 Audio file: https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/taiwan%27s-6.7b-drone-defense-plan%2C/44c3ee23b85c086faf74b52d58142d2dec4256a9/8862d7.mp4 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/taiwan-s-6-7b-drone-defense-plan-preparing-for-war-china-in-focus Duration seconds: 1413 ## Resource No peace talks between the United States and Iran took place on Friday, and no new date has been announced. We have the latest updates. Ukrainian drones have helped repel Russian attacks for years. Now, China's neighbors—including Taiwan and Japan—are eager to learn from Ukraine's experience as they prepare to deter a potential conflict. Taiwan is pushing a new bill to invest billions in drone technology to counter China. Meanwhile, Australia is sending drones to the Philippines to strengthen maritime defenses. A historic shift in Cuba. The communist island is opening up to free-market reforms amid severe U.S. sanctions and secret diplomatic talks. Is Havana opening a new chapter—and how will Washington respond? 00:00 Intro 01:04 US-Iran Talks in Switzerland Postponed 03:21 Trump Criticizes Democrats Over Iran Deal Comments 03:55 Strait of Hormuz: Shipping Traffic Recovering 04:23 Israel–Hezbollah Ceasefire Takes Effect in Lebanon 05:04 U.S. Policy Shift: From Obama to Trump 06:53 Gulf Nations Fed Up With Iran Strikes 08:08 Ukrainian Drone Makers Target Taiwan, Japan 10:03 Taiwan Approves $6.7 Billion Domestic Drone Defense Plan 11:20 Australia Donates Drones to Philippine Coast Guard 13:04 Cuba Passes Historic Free-Market Economic Reforms 15:23 Trump: Cuba Operation May Mirror Venezuela 17:11 France Dismantles 9 Chinese Police Outposts 18:08 AI Data Center Boom Drives Solar Power Demand 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive_ 💛 Support us to fight for the truth: https://donorbox.org/china-in-focus 🔵 Sign up for our NEWSLETTER and stay in touch: https://www.ntd.com/newsletter.htm 🧶 'The Final War' Documentary DVD: https://www.ntdgiftshop.com/product-page/the-final-war-documentary-dvd-a-1… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/taiwan-s-6-7b-drone-defense-plan-preparing-for-war-china-in-focus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/taiwan-s-6-7b-drone-defense-plan-preparing-for-war-china-in-focus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.