Taiwanese military tried to shoot down a Chinese drone with rocks (video)
A video has gone viral on Chinese social media that shows the Taiwanese military trying to shoot down a drone with rocks.
Here's What We Know
Chinese users began circulating photos on social media showing Taiwanese soldiers looking up at a Chinese drone. Later, a video emerged from the same angle showing soldiers trying to shoot the drone down with rocks.
1) #Taiwan's military tried to hit a Chinese drone with stones
- Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Military News (@IndoPac_Info) August 24, 2022
The PLA drone was flying above Kinmen island monitoring their positions in the Islands.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry confirmed this saying it happened on the evening of Aug 16th.pic.twitter.com/IyNKozMKoK
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has confirmed that a Chinese drone approached one of the military posts in the Jinmen archipelago. The drone is believed to belong to the People's Liberation Army of China.
The incident occurred on August 16 near the island of Erdan. Representatives of the defense ministry of Taiwan said that the soldiers have carried out all the regulatory procedures. It is also noted that the drone was not military, but civilian.
The Defense Ministry stressed that the soldiers did not use missiles because the drone did not intrude into the island's airspace. According to department officials, the purpose of the provocation by China was to test the Taiwanese military's reaction to the appearance of the UAV. China also wanted photos and videos of the military to create a distorted image of Taiwan's army.
Source: @IndoPac_Info, TVBS NEWS
Image: NBC News
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