China’s temper tantrum over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) visit to Taiwan included launching 11 ballistic missiles on Thursday during “live-fire military exercises” meant to simulate a blockade of the island.
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) monitored the 11 launches with “various means” and active defense systems on standby. The MoD said the Chinese Dongfeng DF-15 short-range ballistic missiles landed in the water northeast and southwest of Taiwan.
