China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. | AFP
Chinese state media on Sunday announced the successful launch of a “new meteorological satellite” from a space centre in northwestern China at 9:36 am.
Taipei’s defense ministry said the satellite’s orbit “passed over the seas off northern coast of Taiwan” and that “some rocket wreckage fell into the warning area”. The satellite “will provide services for weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation”, according to Xinhua.China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to bring the self-ruled island under its control one day — by force if need be.
China’s People’s Liberation Army said the exercises simulated targeted strikes on Taiwan and an encirclement that would have effectively “sealed” it off.
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