Breaking: Taiwan Fires Missile to China on July 1, 2016 but said it was a mistake.
A Filipino is among those injured after a Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a missile towards China on Friday (Jul 1).
According to Channel News Asia, the skipper on the “Hsian Li Sheng”, a 60-tonne trawler based in the southern Kaohsiuing city, was killed and three other crew on board, including a Vietnamese and a Filipino, were injured in the incident.
The missile was fired during a drill at around 8:10 am from a 500-tonne missile ship docked at a naval base in the southern city of Tsoying and flew in the direction of China.
“Our initial investigation found that the operation was not done in accordance with normal procedure,” Vice Admiral Mei Chia-shu told reporters, adding that an investigation was under way.
The missile went through the trawler, but did not explode, nor did it sink the fishing vessel.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, which handles China policy, declined to say whether the incident had been reported to Beijing.
Ties between Taipei and Beijing have deteriorated noticeably since President Tsai Ing-wen of the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected in January.
A Filipino is among those injured after a Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a missile towards China on Friday (Jul 1).
According to Channel News Asia, the skipper on the “Hsian Li Sheng”, a 60-tonne trawler based in the southern Kaohsiuing city, was killed and three other crew on board, including a Vietnamese and a Filipino, were injured in the incident.
The missile was fired during a drill at around 8:10 am from a 500-tonne missile ship docked at a naval base in the southern city of Tsoying and flew in the direction of China.
“Our initial investigation found that the operation was not done in accordance with normal procedure,” Vice Admiral Mei Chia-shu told reporters, adding that an investigation was under way.
The missile went through the trawler, but did not explode, nor did it sink the fishing vessel.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, which handles China policy, declined to say whether the incident had been reported to Beijing.
Ties between Taipei and Beijing have deteriorated noticeably since President Tsai Ing-wen of the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected in January.
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