2025/04/28
The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The P.R.C. launches a carrier rocket."
Published at 09:00 on April 28, 2025
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated that at 23:54 yesterday (Apr. 27), the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) carried out a satellite launch mission using a carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. The rocket's flight path passed over central Taiwan toward the western Pacific, at an altitude outside the atmosphere, posing no threat to the region of Taiwan. The R.O.C. Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation through joint intelligence, surveillance, and detection methods to appropriately respond to and manage the situation.