World News / 01 September 2022
Taiwan fires it up
Taiwan has fired warning shots at Chinese drones flying over its outlying islands for the first time. The China-claimed territory has complained about increased Chinese drone incursions after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit last month. China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the concerns, saying the drones were nothing “to make a fuss about” as they were flying in “Chinese territory”. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen disagrees and has pledged to upgrade the country’s defences as she ordered the military to take “strong countermeasures”. And while we’re talking security, the Australian Navy has been given the green light to get nuclear-powered submarine ready… Personnel will train in the UK ahead of the building of our own fleet under the AUKUS pact. Experts say a delivery is unlikely to happen before 2040, but it’s never too early to start…
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