This picture taken on October 7, 2024 shows students building an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while preparing for a drone competition at the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan. At a drone testing field in southwestern Taiwan, university students watch anxiously as unmanned aerial vehicles designed by them take off, land and, occasionally, crash in a simulated battlefield scenario. With Beijing sustaining military pressure on the island, Taipei is ramping up investment in drones as it seeks to bolster a more agile defence against a potential Chinese attack. (Photo by WALID BERRAZEG / AFP) / To go with 'TAIWAN-TECHNOLOGY-DEFENCE, LEAD' by Joy CHIANG (Photo by WALID BERRAZEG/AFP via Getty Images)