Panama's National Assembly and Taiwan's Legislative Yuan successfully established the first pro-Taiwan group in history; despite Beijing's attempts to coerce lawmakers into leaving IPAC, 46 lawmakers ultimately joined.
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Kuomintang version of the unmanned vehicle budget plan, totaling NT$240 billion, with plans to allocate NT$4 billion per year and procure and build unmanned vehicle capabilities over 6 years.
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has begun reviewing the draft special act on drones. The opposition Kuomintang proposed a version with a budget of 240 billion yuan over 6 years; Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense argues that drone procurement should be led by the Ministry of National Defense.
Taiwan's then-President of the Legislative Yuan entered the U.S. Congress, appearing alongside U.S. senators, representatives, and congressional leaders to discuss relations between the United States and Taiwan.