Taiwan defense budget deadlock and undersea cable security

Former Kuomintang Legislator Jason Hsu, now a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, called for greater attention to undersea cable security while commenting on Taiwan’s special defense budget deadlock.

• Main announcement/action: In an interview with TaiwanPlus, Jason Hsu stated that Taiwan’s special defense budgets remain deadlocked and urged greater attention to undersea cable security; Hsu is identified as a former Kuomintang Legislator and current senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
• Context and details: This content is an interview/commentary (no new government policy, funding, or legislation announced); it reports Hsu’s public call on infrastructure security and references the ongoing budget stalemate, without specifying timelines, monetary amounts, or concrete implementation steps.