Nationwide alert in Taiwan after the launch of a Chinese satellite

According to Fars International News Agency, Taiwan authorities sent a warning throughout the island on Tuesday that a Chinese satellite had flown over the airspace of southern Taiwan. Almost simultaneously, Chinese state media confirmed the launch of a scientific satellite.

According to Reuters, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense sent a short message in this regard to mobile phone users on the island shortly after three in the evening (local time); No further details were given in this warning.

China’s state news agency Xinhua announced that Beijing had launched an astronomical satellite called the Einstein probe from the southwestern province of Sichuan.

This warning was issued while Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu was holding a press conference on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to take place on January 13 (January 23). to be held.

In response to a question about this Chinese action and Beijing’s possible military moves, he said, “This is something we have been facing for a long time. Our army is ready to deal with any kind of emergency.

Wu told reporters that a “satellite carried by a rocket” had flown over southern Taiwan, adding that he had no further information.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense on Saturday also criticized China for what it called the repeated sending of its balloons over the Taiwan Strait and demanded an immediate stop to the flight of these balloons.

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Taiwan is considered a part of China that has separatist claims; Claims that the countries of the world and the United Nations do not recognize. Taiwan’s tension with China continues, and Chinese warships and ships are flying around the Golan Islands every day. The Chinese warship near this island reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his speech on the occasion of the New Year last Sunday evening, reunited with Taiwan. called it an “inevitable historical event”.

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