?? Zhihang base of the Taiwanese air force, a“Eagle” advanced training aircraft (referred to as higher education aircraft) crashed into the sea on the 15th, the pilot has been rescued parachuting. William Lai, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) , also raised the issue on the 15th, claiming that the legislature should remedy the deleted and frozen budget of the defense sector, China Time News and TVBS News reported on February 15, this triggered criticism from the Blue Camp’s public opinion representatives. This time, the general budget didn’t touch the“Eagle” budget. The Democratic Progressive Party always takes the general budget out, saying it’s already Zou Huo ru Mo..
“Yongying” higher education machine sketch map, Image Source: Taiwan Zhongshi News Network
According to reports, before William Lai went to Taichung on the same day to visit the Mitsukoshi Department Store injured in the“Eagle” plane crash on the 15th, he was interviewed and claimed that he asked the public to give full support to the Taiwanese military, he also hopes that the legislature will fully and unreservedly give full support to Taiwan’s defense and“Foreign Affairs.” At present, the defense budget is being deleted and frozen, and he hopes to obtain remedies to express full support for Taiwan’s military, raise the morale of the Taiwanese army.
In response to William Lai’s remarks, MA Wen-chun, a KMT representative, criticized William Lai for not pragmatically examining the causes of the plane accident, but blackmailing him for political sentiment, ask the“Eagle” higher education machine“Maintenance” and“Parts replacement” required budget, have been frozen or deleted? Even accidents are Zou Huo ru mo emotional blackmail.
Lin Yijun, a representative of the popular party, said William Lai was supposed to supervise the Taiwanese army and ensure the safety of daily exercises, but William Lai continued to use the“101 moves” under the banner of“Fighting against China and protecting Taiwan.”, taking the opportunity to hype up the issue of military aircraft flight safety, blurring the issue of flight safety into a political issue, is simply deliberately adding fuel to the fire of the“Great Recall.” An attempt was made to“Force” the“Opposition” to agree to a special budget.
TVBS news reported that the“Opposition party” also severely criticized that no matter what happens, the Democratic Progressive Party will insist on pulling the total budget. It is a fact that Taiwan’s Defense Department budget has been deleted by 8.4 billion Taiwan dollars, but that was still an increase of T $38bn over 2024.
Taiwan air force flight no. 1130“Eagle” was delivered last year. On Feb. 15, while conducting flight training, its twin engines suddenly failed and it fell into the sea, and the pilot on board was successfully rescued, Chinanews.com reported. This is the first crash of the“Eagle” after it was delivered to the Taiwan Air Force. Zhang Yanting, former deputy commander of the Taiwan Air Force, believes that the mechanical factor is the biggest factor in this accident, and the air force needs to thoroughly investigate the engine problem.