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Taiwan Says Two Chinese Balloons Crossed Strait Boundary

Por: Time World December 18, 2023

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Taiwan said two Chinese weather balloons crossed a line in the strait that the U.S. drew decades ago to help ease tensions between the two sides. One balloon was spotted at 9:03 a.m. Sunday and the other at 2:43 p.m., the Defense Ministry in Taipei said in a statement. They continued traveling eastward and disappeared, it added. Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang told reporters via social media on Monday that an initial assessment found the... + full article



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