Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng redefines the definition of “first strike”. Kuomintang legislator Kong Wenji asked a general question in the Legislative Yuan today, during the CCP’s military exercise once morest Taiwan in August, was the missile passing over Taiwan considered the first strike? Qiu Guozheng responded that, strictly speaking, it crossed our airspace and was considered the first blow.
Qiu Guozheng said that the original concept of the first strike was very simple, that is, missiles, artillery shells, and artillery, and it was impossible for us to launch it. But with the change of the times, his drones have nothing to do around, and even civil aviation aircraft swept over the outer islands intentionally or unintentionally, violating our territorial sovereignty, we also take it as the first strike, no matter whether there are artillery shells or not, “as long as it crosses our territorial waters Airspace, as the first strike.”
Kong Wenji then asked if the CCP’s missile flying over Taiwan in August was the first blow? Qiu Guozheng pointed out that at that time we hadn’t explained it clearly, but strictly speaking, crossing our airspace was considered the first blow.
Qiu Guozheng added, but at that time, the CCP also told us to expand the joint military exercise, so we tried our best to exercise restraint, and as soon as the missile was fired, we were able to study and determine the angle of landing, which was fully included in the monitoring.
