TAIPEI: The top US diplomat in Taiwan on Monday (Apr 27) pressed the island's opposition-majority parliament to pass a "comprehensive" defence budget, saying integrated air and missile defence systems and drones are critically important and in high demand globally. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed US$40 billion in supplemental defence spending, covering not only new US weapons but also homemade weapons like drones, saying Taipei needs to more effectively deter the threat from