The Taiwanese military announced on the 30th that for the first time in history, a Chinese drone had fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that had entered Taiwanese territory.
According to Archyde.com and Sputnik, the Taiwanese military fired warning shots at drones that entered the Taiwanese-controlled Jinmen Island.
After a warning shot, the drone flew toward China, Taiwanese military officials said.
Earlier on the 29th, the Jinmen Defense Command found a civilian drone in a sea control area near Suyu, an island attached to Jinmen Island, around 4:00 pm (local time) on the 29th. ‘ According to the procedure, it was announced that the drone returned to Xiamen, mainland China, following firing a flare.
The Taiwanese military explained that the Chinese drone approached Suwi as far as 200 meters and was at an altitude of 30 meters at the time.
Jinmen Island, located only 3.2 km from Xiamen City in China, is the forefront of Taiwan’s security.
It is a very difficult condition for Taiwan to defend because it is far from the main island of Taiwan.
The warning fire response came amid growing criticism in Taiwan that the military authorities are lukewarm in responding to the recent increase in the appearance of Chinese drones on Taiwan’s front-line islands.
A video showing a Taiwanese soldier working at a guard post on Erdandao, 4.5km from Xiamen City, China, trying to throw a stone at a Chinese drone that appeared in the sky, was released on the 25th in the Chinese version of YouTube, Biribiri. When it was revealed, criticism was raised as to why the Taiwanese didn’t shoot down with a gun.
In response, Taiwanese military authorities have announced that they plan to chase out of the airspace through warning sounds, broadcasts, and firing of signal rounds when Chinese drones appear, but if they do not retreat, they will take appropriate measures such as shooting down.
After the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, military tensions between the two sides rapidly escalated, the number of Chinese drones flying to Jinmen Island and its affiliated islands is on the rise.
Since last 2 days, Chinese drones have appeared 23 times.
The Taiwanese side is wary of the rapid increase in the appearance of Chinese drones as part of China’s ‘gray zone tactic’.
The Taiwanese military is struggling to find an appropriate countermeasure, fearing that a strong response, such as shooting down a drone using weapons such as guns, is not technically impossible, but it is concerned that it may provide an excuse for an attack on the Chinese military in a sensitive front line.
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