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Dominic Picksley

Taiwan defence forces launch flares as drones invade airspace amid China tensions

Taiwan has fired flares to drive away suspected Chinese drones that flew over its airspace in the Kinmen and Beiding Islands regions.

China were expected to respond to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, who have been on high alert since the US House of Representatives’ Speaker set foot on the island earlier this week.

As well as carrying out a series of military exercises, Major General Chang Zone-sung, of the Army’s Kinmen Defense Command, reported that China sent up a pair of drones twice on Wednesday night (August 3) around 9pm and 10pm local time.

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