Taiwan's defense ministry warned in an 'air raid alert' that an incoming missile was flying over the island — but it turned out to be a satellite launch from China

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 22:47

Taiwan on Tuesday issued a mistranslated alert that incorrectly warned the entire island in English of an incoming Chinese missile.
Ng Han Guan/Associated Press

Taiwan said it's sorry for falsely alerting people to a missile flying over the island.
Local authorities had detected a satellite launch from China that day.
They correctly identified the satellite in Chinese, but warned of an "air raid alert" in English.

Taiwan's defense ministry apologized on Tuesday evening after issuing an islandwide air raid alert in English that warned of an incoming missile that was actually a satellite from China.