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Taiwan’s defense ministry says a Chinese surveillance drone entered Taiwan’s airspace over Dongsha island, also known as Pratas Island, a restricted area claimed by both Beijing and Taipei. The ministry called the actions “highly provocative and irresponsible.”

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00:00Taiwan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese surveillance drone entered Taiwan's airspace
00:04over one of its outlying islands.
00:07The Chinese military drone was detected earlier Saturday morning over Dongsha Island, also
00:11known as Pradas Island, a restricted area claimed by both Beijing and Taipei.
00:17The drone flew above the range of Taiwan's defense weapons and left within a few minutes.
00:22The ministry called the actions highly provocative and irresponsible.
00:26Earlier this week, the Taiwan Coast Guard drove off a Chinese Coast Guard vessel close
00:30to Dongsha.
00:32Officials say they've seen an increase in Chinese ships entering Taiwan's restricted waters this
00:36year.
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