2024/05/30
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining "the satellite launch on a carrier rocket by the CCP" (May 30, 2024)
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: May 30, 2024 at 20:40
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated that as of 20:12 today (30th), the CCP had carried out a satellite launch mission on a carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. The flight path of the rocket passed through central Taiwan and geared toward the western Pacific at an altitude outside the atmosphere, posing no harm to the Taiwan region. The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, and surveillance, and reconnaissance systems to closely monitor relevant developments and ensure appropriate vigilance and response.