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Taiwan’s defense ministry issues an air raid alert saying China has launched a satellite

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  • January 09, 2024
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Taiwan’s defense ministry issues an air raid alert saying China has launched a satellite

Taiwan’s defense ministry issued an alert Tuesday saying China has launched a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections. Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace. In English, the presidential alert sent to residents’ mobile phones cautioned there was a missile flyover.

The alerts went off in the middle of an international news conference by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. He clarified it was a satellite launch, told journalists not to worry, and proceeded with the news conference. China views Taiwan, which is about 100 miles off China’s east coast, as a renegade province that must come under its control..

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