China-Taiwan Taiwan shoots down Chinese drone near Kinmen Island
Taipei: Taiwan downed a civilian drone after weeks of complaints about incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from China, heightening tension between the two nations.
Taiwanese troops shot the drone down near Kinmen Island around noon on Thursday after attempts to repel it failed, according to a statement from the garrison on the Taipei-held outpost just off China, reports Bloomberg.
Taiwan's military is trying to reaffirm limits on Chinese presence around its territory after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island on Aug 2.
Speaking to the armed forces on Thursday, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen was quoted as Bloomberg that China was continuing to use drone intrusions and other “grey zone” tactics to try to intimidate Taiwan, her office cited her as saying in a statement.
Tsai again emphasised that Taiwan would not provoke disputes but that did not mean that it would not take countermeasures, the statement added.
“She has also ordered the Ministry of National Defense to take necessary and strong countermeasures in a timely manner to defend national security,” it said.
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