A mistake by the translator of Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense caused an air raid warning to sound

, with only two days left until Taiwan’s presidential election, the launch of a satellite plane over Taiwan’s southern airspace by China and a translation error by Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense caused a false airstrike warning to sound on the island. /p>

Taiwan’s presidential office announced that the launch of this satellite, whose rocket flew over southern Taiwan, does not consider it an attempt to interfere in the upcoming elections. , but the country’s main opposition party has raised the question why this warning was issued by mistake.

Following the launch of a rocket carrying a scientific satellite over the south of Taiwan at an altitude of more than 500 km from the ground, the Taiwanese government mistakenly issued an air strike warning. did The Ministry of Defense then apologized for having mistakenly translated the word “satellite” in English as “missile” and therefore issued an airstrike warning.

Following the launch of this satellite, a huge political storm has started about Beijing’s motive for this action on the eve of the country’s presidential elections.

Taiwan’s presidential office emphasized that it does not consider the launch of this satellite to be politically motivated and to interfere in the upcoming elections.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese authorities have previously accused Beijing of trying to interfere in the elections through military, political, economic or other methods. But Beijing has always rejected these accusations and called them dirty tricks.

While the presidential and parliamentary elections of Taiwan will be held on January 13, 2024, while China has always considered this island as part of China’s motherland and has always opposed its independence. announced.

China always claims says that Taiwan should be under the sovereignty of this country, and for the past three years, it has tried to subjugate Taiwan by carrying out military operations near this island, but the government of Taiwan has always declared that it has independent sovereignty and the people of this country They have to decide for their fate.

In 1979, while officially establishing diplomatic relations with the Chinese government, the US cut ties with Taiwan. While the US insists on the “One China” policy, it does not support China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and remains a key military supporter of Taipei.

Meanwhile, Beijing Washington, as Taiwan’s largest arms supplier, has repeatedly asked Washington to refrain from selling and sending weapons to the island in order to reduce Fimabin tensions.

Meanwhile The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that the country plans to sanction five American military companies for selling weapons to Taiwan.

But last month the US State Department sold 300 million dollars in military equipment to Taiwan to help maintain the country’s tactical information systems.

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