Taiwan Downed Drone Off Chinese Coast For First Time Taiwan

Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against the objections of the Taipei government, has held military exercises across the island since early last month in response to a visit to Taipei by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Taiwan’s government has said it will not provoke or escalate tensions, but has been particularly angered recently by repeated instances of Chinese drones buzzing Taiwanese-controlled islands off China’s coast. The defense command for Kinmen, a group of Taiwanese-controlled islands across from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, said in a statement released by Taiwan’s defense ministry that the drone entered restricted airspace over Lion Islet. shortly after noon local time (0500 BST). Troops on the islet tried to warn her to move away, but to no avail, so they shot her down, with the wreckage landing in the sea, he added. Taiwan fired warning shots at a drone for the first time on Tuesday, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the military to take “strong countermeasures” against what it called Chinese provocations. Speaking to the armed forces earlier on Thursday, Tsai said China continues to use drone incursions and other “grey zone” tactics to try to intimidate Taiwan, her office said in a statement. Tsai reiterated that Taiwan will not provoke disputes, but that does not mean it will not take countermeasures, the statement added. “He has also ordered the Ministry of National Defense to take necessary and strong countermeasures in time to defend national security,” it said. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. “Let the army guard the country without fear and with firm confidence.”

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Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against the objections of the Taipei government, has held military exercises across the island since early last month in response to a visit to Taipei by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Taiwan’s government has said it will not provoke or escalate tensions, but has been particularly angered recently by repeated instances of Chinese drones buzzing Taiwanese-controlled islands off China’s coast. The defense command for Kinmen, a group of Taiwanese-controlled islands across from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, said in a statement released by Taiwan’s defense ministry that the drone entered restricted airspace over Lion Islet. shortly after noon local time (0500 BST). Troops on the islet tried to warn her to move away, but to no avail, so they shot her down, with the wreckage landing in the sea, he added. Taiwan fired warning shots at a drone for the first time on Tuesday, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the military to take “strong countermeasures” against what it called Chinese provocations. Speaking to the armed forces earlier on Thursday, Tsai said China continues to use drone incursions and other “grey zone” tactics to try to intimidate Taiwan, her office said in a statement. Tsai reiterated that Taiwan will not provoke disputes, but that does not mean it will not take countermeasures, the statement added. “He has also ordered the Ministry of National Defense to take necessary and strong countermeasures in time to defend national security,” it said. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. “Let the army guard the country without fear and with firm confidence.”