With Mere Days Before Elections, Missile Alert About Chinese Satellite Launch Leads to Confusion, Panic

A TEXT MESSAGE alert sounded this afternoon in Taiwan shortly after 3 PM, alerting that a rocket had been fired over Taiwan. What ensued, however, was significant confusion between the English and Chinese. The Chinese stated that a “satellite” had been fired over Taiwan by China. By contrast, the English stated that a “missile” had been fired over Taiwan. Most information that followed suggested…

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