Taiwanese Forces Shoot Down Unidentified Drone Off Chinese Coast For The First Time

Shiyu, or Lion Islet, which is part of Kinmen county, one of Taiwan's offshore islands, is seen in front of China's Xiamen, on Lieyu island, Kinmen county, Taiwan August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The Guardian/Reuters: Taiwan shoots down drone off Chinese coast for first time 

Action near islet comes after Taipei vowed to take tough measures to deal with increase in such intrusions 

Taiwan’s military has shot down for the first time an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast, after the government vowed to take tough measures to deal with an increase in such intrusions. 

Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against the objections of the Taipei government, has held military exercises around the island since early last month in reaction to a visit to Taipei by the US House of Representatives speaker, Nancy Pelosi.  

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WNU Editor: This is probably going to be the first of many drone shoot-downs. One other note. In the above picture the island belongs to Taiwan, but the sky-scrappers in the background is the Chinese city of Xiamen. That is how close Taiwan is to China. 

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