“We will continue defending our national security, firmly holding on to the median line, and doing whatever it takes to protect our homes, our families, and our sovereignty,” Ministry spokesperson Li-Fang Sun said.
After US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei on August 2, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army launched military manoeuvres around Taiwan, followed by large-scale maritime and aerial drills, reports dpa news agency.
Chinese drones have been spotted over the Taiwanese island of Kinmen.
A video from China showing two Taiwanese soldiers staring up the drone went viral.
Taiwan’s Kinmen Defense Command said late Tuesday that it had fired warning shots at a Chinese military drone.
On Tuesday, President Tsai Ing-wen said at an air base in Penghu county that she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take necessary and strong countermeasures against China’s provocations.
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