News Snapshot:
Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an offshore islet on Tuesday, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take “strong countermeasures” against what she termed Chinese provocations. It was the first time warning shots have been fired in such an incident amid a period of heightened tension between China and Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory. Taiwan strongly disputes China’s sovereignty claims. The drone headed back to China after the shots were fired, a military spokesperson said. Taiwan has complained of Chinese drones repeatedly flying very close to small...
