Taiwan says shooting down unidentified drone off Chinese coast 'appropriate'

Taiwan has said China should exercise restraint as it continues military activities around the island. The defence ministry detected 19 Chinese aircraft and three ships around the island today (Sep 2). Taiwan has also justified the downing of an unidentified drone off the Chinese coast yesterday, calling it as self-defence. It's unclear who is flying the drones.



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[SpecJack]

As an Air Defence serviceman, I commend ROCAF for their quick response against the intrusion - whether military or civilian-operated is not the issue.

[mariocastro]

Well done! They are testing soft spots!

[iamstupidteddy]

The Taiwanese has the right to defend its own country.. 💪🏼💪🏼

[deschan]

Taiwan 👍👍👍👏👏👏 Tolerance has limit. Well Done !!!

[duckling]

America. : Bark, Taiwan bark.
Taiwan. : Wow, wow wow, wow wow wow.

[ambrose]

It was clearly china's drone if they had something to say😅😂

[Tom_D_Harry]

Shooting down civilian drone, nothing ro brag about.

[emjackson]

Absolutely vital action. Those drones could, after all, have chemical weapons aboard for a first strike against air or sea defence systems on Taiwan

[HawxWon]

I just flew my drone over their frontline base again with my friends yesterday and nothing happened at all, totally a clock-in place

[arfajob]

1:57 Obviously it must be "Mr Nobody" flying them drones.

[bobafett]

*KungFu Panda got downing smacked back by the smaller Wolverine*

[jlee]

Unidentified drones ? And using pistols?
Tsai ing wen bought a toy drone for photo -op? 😂😂

[BLUEWAVE-kf]

Absolutely it was appropriate.
China needs to Respect Taiwan.
Instead of forced friendship why not trying to build a "non threatening" friendship. Bullies never win.

[Fr.VeniceLAI]

Alas !, finally, it is time to take action to repel the aggressor.

[bobafett]

*Fully agree with Taiwan that an act of self defence is noble and approved by God*

[bobafett]

*We stand by Democracy and the DPP action is commendable*

[MrStevepga]

We can't exactly know whose drone is it. But many are lauding cheering and instigating for war.

[alexsandrkerensky]

China: looks like its time for more drills, boys!

[PlaYer-snor]

1) In 1894, Japan invaded China and Korea, the Qing gov was defeated and signed the [Treaty of Shimonoseki] to cede Taiwan Island to Japan.
2) During the WW2, at the Cairo Conference held in 1943, China asked the transfer of Taiwan's sovereignty back to China after the war. This content was included in the [Cairo Declaration] and later reiterated in the [Potsdam Proclamation] that it should be implemented.
3) On 14 Aug 1945, the Emperor Showa of Japan issued the [End War Edict], Japan surrendered unconditionally and accepted the [Potsdam Proclamation]. The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Marshal MacArthur ordered the Japanese troops in Taiwan to surrender to KMT General Chiang Kai Shek. Taiwan re-entered the territory of the Republic Of China (ROC).
4) Soon after that China civil war broke out between KMT and CPC, the KMT was defeated and fled to Taiwan. However, due to US intervention, the CPC without a strong navy at that time has no ability to unify Taiwan. The CPC then established the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1949. The civil war continues...
5) In 1971, UN Resolution No. 2758 ruled that the PRC had obtained the representation rights and all legal rights originally owned by the ROC in the UN. That means the PRC is China’s only legal gov under international law, and today the PRC also become China’s only legal gov recognized by 180 countries around the world, including the USA.
"The USA recognizes the Government of the PRC as the sole legal Government of China. Within this context, the people of the USA will maintain cultural, commercial, and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan."
Joint Cummunique on the Establishment of Diplomatic relations between the PRC and the USA (December 16 1978)
6) Therefore, according to international law, international reality, and the wishes of the 1.4 billion Chinese people, Taiwan should return to PRC and the PRC have every rights to protect it's sovereign integrity.

[jubl]

Viva Taiwan! I hope d world will help Taiwan from that big bully.