PENGHU, Taiwan ¨C Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an offshore islet on Tuesday shortly after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan¡¯s military to take ¡°strong countermeasures¡± against what she termed Chinese provocations.
It was the first time such warning shots have been fired during a period of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan. Beijing views the island as its own territory, while Taiwan strongly disputes China¡¯s sovereignty claims.
The drone headed back to China after the shots were fired, a military spokesperson said.
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