China, which increased its military activity in the region after the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on August 2-3, sent an unmanned aerial vehicle to Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Island. Realizing that they were being watched, Taiwanese soldiers tried to drop the drone by throwing stones.
TAIWAN SOLDIERS ATTEMPT TO SHALL DRONE BY THROWING STONES SPREAD FAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Following the rapid spread of the images on social media, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense, emphasizing that the soldiers were extremely vigilant during the incidentstated that they acted in accordance with the procedures. In a separate statement, the ministry also announced that they will deploy anti-drone systems, which will first be deployed on smaller islands next year.
China announced that it would start a new exercise in the region, and stated that real ammunition would be used in the exercise to be held on the coast of Fujian province opposite Taiwan on August 26-27. (UAV)