Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting “several waves” of missile firing inland from China, days after Beijing said it had successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Democratically ruled Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, keeps a close eye on Chinese military exercises given Beijing’s regular activities around the island, but it rarely releases details of what happens inside China. Is.
The ministry said that as of 6:50 a.m. (2250 GMT on Saturday) it had detected “several waves of firing” by China’s rocket forces and military in the provinces and regions of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, all of which Are located. At least 2,000 km (1,200 mi) from Taiwan.
Taiwan’s forces are “constantly monitoring relevant developments and the air defense forces have maintained a high level of alertness and strengthened their warning”, the ministry said in a statement.
China’s defense ministry did not respond to calls seeking comment outside office hours. The Rocket Force is in charge of China’s conventional and nuclear missile arsenal.
On Thursday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry expressed concern over a renewed increase in Chinese military activity and live fire drills around the island, accusing Beijing of policy instability.
China’s military responded by saying that its activities around Taiwan were “legitimate” and that its exercises would continue.
A day earlier, China said it had successfully conducted a rare launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM into the Pacific Ocean.
In August 2022, China fired missiles into the waters around Taiwan during war games to express anger over the visit of Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taipei.
According to security sources, Taiwan operates powerful radar stations on some peaks of its central mountain range that can see as far into China.
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