Taiwan’s Defense Ministry issues an alert saying China has launched a satellite and urging caution

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Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's Defense Ministry issued an alert Tuesday saying China has launched a satellite and urging caution days before the island's elections. Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace. The bilingual alert sent to residents' mobile phones cautioned in English that there was a missile flyover. The Defense Ministry later issued a statement apologizing to the public for the faulty English translation and clarifying that China had launched a rocket carrying a satellite -- not a missile. The ministry said...