Taiwan shoots down Chinese drones

2022 - 9 - 2

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Taiwan shoots down civilian drone as tensions with China simmer (The Washington Post)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan shot down a civilian drone that entered its airspace off an island just miles from China's coast Thursday, raising fears of a ...

Taiwan’s military stresses that it follows a principle of “preparing for war but not seeking war,” but some fear escalation may be inevitable. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched military exercises simulating a blockade of Taiwan after Pelosi left and fired missiles over Taiwan’s main island. Taiwanese officials reported at least 25 drone incursions in August.

Taiwan Shoots Down Unidentified Drone by China Coastline (Voice of America)

Analysts play down incident that happened after Taiwan fired warning shots toward a Chinese drone on Tuesday.

Communist Party-run China maintains that Taiwan is a breakaway province that will one day be “reunified” with the mainland, by force if necessary. "In the most provocative case, the Chinese Communist Party may even direct the PLA to send a military UAV over Taipei.” “A military UAV would not be flying so close," he added. That’s why it’s important to recover the wreckage." Radio warnings have also been traded between the opposing armed forces and some warships have been separated by only a few hundred meters, Taiwan’s military recently told reporters. “On 4 August, [China's People’s Liberation Army] dispatched several [unmanned aerial vehicles] through the Miyako Strait to collect intelligence as PLA Rocket Force missiles rained down into closure areas east of Taiwan and inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone," he told VOA via email.

Taiwan shoots down suspected Chinese drone for first time (Financial Times)

The Taiwanese army said an unidentified commercial drone equipped with cameras intruded into restricted airspace over the waters around Shihyu, a Taiwan- ...

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Taiwan shoots down drone off Chinese coast for first time (The Guardian)

Action near islet comes after Taipei vowed to take tough measures to deal with increase in such intrusions.

“Let the military guard the country without fear and with solid confidence.” Tsai again emphasised that Taiwan would not provoke disputes but that did not mean it would not take countermeasures, the statement added. Taiwan’s government has said it will not provoke or escalate tensions but has been particularly angered recently by repeated cases of Chinese drones buzzing islands controlled by Taiwan close to China’s coast.

Taiwan's military shoots down first drone over Kinmen island (Aljazeera.com)

Move comes after Taiwan said it will use live ammunition to bring down Chinese drones flying over its territory.

The drone, which was shot down on Thursday, is the first to be hit following a warning from Taiwan that it would use live ammunition against drones. “Because it is difficult to determine whether or not they are for military use.” Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan’s military has said it shot down an unidentified civilian drone over the outlying island of Kinmen amid a continuing increase in Chinese military activity around the island since last month’s

Taiwan shooting down drone near China was 'appropriate', premier ... (Reuters)

Taiwan's shooting down of a drone off the Chinese coast that buzzed a Taiwanese-controlled island was the most "appropriate" thing to do after repeated ...

This is the most appropriate reaction after repeated restraint and warnings," he added. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Taiwan's military shoots down unidentified civilian drone amid ... (ABC News)

The defence command for Kinmen says the drone entered restricted air space over Lion Islet, with Taiwan's government earlier vowing to take tough new ...

[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"](/news/2022-08-31/taiwan-shoots-at-chinese-drone-after-president-warning/101389468) against what she described as Chinese provocations. Soldiers on the islet tried to ward off the drone but to no effect so they shot it down, with the remains landing in the sea, it added. - Soldiers tried to ward off the drone but it did not leave and was shot down

Taiwan premier says drone shot down near China was 'appropriate' (Aljazeera.com)

Taiwan's military shoots down first unidentified civilian drone in its airspace as weeks of tension with China continue.

Shortly after, Taiwanese forces fired warning shots at a drone for the first time. This is the most appropriate reaction after repeated restraint and warnings,” he said. The downing of the drone followed after the Taiwanese government promised to take action to deal with an increase in such intrusions. “We will never provoke, and we will do the most appropriate thing to protect our land and our people,” he said. Taiwan’s decision to shoot down a drone off the Chinese coast that flew over a Taiwanese-controlled island was the most “appropriate” action to take after repeated warnings, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said. On Thursday, Taiwan’s military shot down the first unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near the outlying Kinmen islands that sit next door to China’s Xiamen city.

Taiwan Shoots Down Chinese Drone in Its Airspace (National Review)

The country's military used to only fire warning shots at such incursions into its airspace, but president Tsai Ing-wen ordered the Armed Forces to take ...

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