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China fires 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles to areas near Taiwan

China fires 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles to areas near Taiwan

2022-08-05

Taiwan’s defense ministry confirmed on Friday that China fired 11 of its Dongfeng ballistic missiles to maritime areas near Taiwan between 1:56 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday. The missiles landed in waters north, east and south of Taiwan. Several short-range missiles were also fired at the median line of the Taiwan Strait. According to Japan’s defense ministry, four of the missiles flew over Taiwan proper, but Taiwan’s defense officials say they did not pose any danger to Taiwan.

Sun Li-fang
Defense ministry spokesperson
Our military uses various early warning and surveillance mechanisms to have a complete understanding of any launches. Taiwan also activated all related defense systems and strengthened its combat readiness.

Lu Li-shih
Military expert
If the missiles are above the Karman line, which is at an altitude of 100 kilometers, they do not meet the requirements for the military to issue an air raid alert. But the Ministry of National Defense should have informed us about what happened within a reasonable timeframe after the PLA declared the drills to be over. We shouldn’t have to wait for them to hold a press conference after Japan’s defense ministry announced the fact.

Chang Yen-ting
Retired Air Force official
The Ministry of National Defense should release information on the missiles. What time they overflew Taiwan, and at what altitude, as well as the distance. They should let everyone know. They should also say that as the missiles passed over Taiwan, they did not enter Taiwan’s airspace, which is why no air raid alert was issued.

The ministry says that the missiles were flying at altitudes that did not meet the threshold for issuing air raid alerts. Officials say the military’s monitoring systems tracked their flight path closely and estimated a landing in the seas east of Taiwan, posing no risk to Taiwan proper.

中國發射11枚東風飛彈 我啟動防禦系統應對

2022-08-05

國防部指出,4號下午1點56分到4點,中方分別朝北部、東部與南部海域,發射11枚東風系列彈道飛彈,還有短程火箭落在海峽中線。考量飛彈射擊是以威懾台灣為主要目標,根據日本防衛省釋出的訊息,其中有四枚穿越台北上空。

“國軍運用各種,預警監偵的機制,即時掌握發射動態,也啟動相關的防禦系統,並且強化戰備整備”

[[軍事專家呂禮詩]]
“如果超過100公里的卡門線,那彈道飛彈在這個區域上面,的確可能不符合防空警報施放的標準,但是現在是一個解放軍,宣佈它要進行演習的期間,國防部應該演習結束的一個合理時間內,它就要告訴我們,其實發生了什麼事情,而不是由日本防衛省公佈之後,然後我們才追開記者會”

[[前空軍副司令張延廷]]
“國防部應該公佈它發射飛彈,通過台灣上空的時間跟飛行高度,還有飛行距離,應該讓大家知道,上面附加一句,因為通過台灣上空,並未進入台灣領空,所以不發放防空警報”

對於外界好奇為甚麼沒有發布防空警報,國防部解釋,飛彈主要飛行路徑位於大氣層外,對飛越之廣闊地面區域無危害,軍方運用監偵系統,可精準掌握東風飛彈彈道,並預測落點為東部海域,對本島地面不構成危害,據以完成戰備應處,符合接戰規則,因此未發佈防空警報。

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