China Sending Drones to Fly Around Dongsha Island 中國無人機繞東沙島 企圖製造灰色帶衝突
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China has frequently sent drones to fly around Dongsha Island in recent times, potentially creating a gray-zone conflict. Ocean Affairs Minister Lee Chung-wei says they will be shot down if they do enter Taiwan's airspace.
China has frequently sent drones to encircle Dongsha Island in recent times, which some have interpreted as an attempt to create a gray-zone conflict. Ocean Affairs Minister Lee Chung-wei said during a legislative interpellation on April 7 that the drones are being used for reconnaissance purposes but they have not entered restricted airspace. Instead, they are flying at a distance to create small nuisances. Some legislators demanded a tough response.
China has frequently sent drones to encircle Dongsha Island in recent times, which some have interpreted as an attempt to create a gray-zone conflict. Ocean Affairs Minister Lee Chung-wei said during a legislative interpellation on April 7 that the drones are being used for reconnaissance purposes but they have not entered restricted airspace. Instead, they are flying at a distance to create small nuisances. Some legislators demanded a tough response.
I'm not scared of you, I have anti-aircraft defense missiles here waiting for you. Legislator, you mustn't say things like if I have to shoot them down, then I'll shoot them down. There are regulations that we must follow. What I mean is that you must make advance deployments so that you're ready for their arrival. Let me inform you, we have standard operating procedures if they enter and a conflict suddenly erupts. We will open fire if required by the situation.
The Coast Guard has deployed nearly 300 Kestrel anti-armor rockets on Dongsha Island and Nansha Island to strengthen their defensive and anti-landing capabilities. The Coast Guard is also scheduled to carry out live ammunition exercises that will simulate China trying to invade Dongsha Island and the military responding by trying to destroy landing craft in the waters off of Dongsha Island on April 25 and May 2. Lee said these are routine drills.
They are routine exercises, and were not specially planned for those times. The rockets are to be used primarily for anti-vehicle armor and anti-landing purposes. I think they are purely defensive weapons.
An Ocean Affairs Council report indicated the situation in the South China Sea is tense and Taiwan urgently needs to strengthen its patrol and protective capabilities. Taiwan is currently extending Taiping Island's dock to allow 100-ton warships to be stationed there for long periods of time to protect coastal sovereignty.
近來中國派出無人機繞飛東沙島，被解讀企圖製造「灰色地帶衝突」，海委會主委李仲威7號在立院備詢時證實，確實有無人機偵巡東沙，但並未飛入「禁限制領空」，而是在遠端繞行製造小型干擾。立委要求強硬反制。
海委會主委 李仲威 vs. 民進黨立委 莊瑞雄表示：「 (我沒有在怕你，我這裡有防空飛彈伺候，) 委員不能這樣講，我要把它打掉就打掉，這個有規定。 (我的意思說，假設它來了，你要超前部署。) 我跟委員講，突發狀況，它假如進來，就有進來處置規定。( 不然你告訴我？) 我照處置，該開火就開火。」
至於海巡署在東沙、南沙，配備將近300具「紅隼反裝甲火箭」，要強化島上防禦作戰及反登陸，預計將在4月25及5月2日於東沙島附近海域，內容聚焦模擬共軍進行東沙登陸戰時，摧毀共軍登陸船團進行實彈射擊，李仲威強調是例行演訓。
海委會主委 李仲威表示：「我想這個是例行性的，沒有臨機特意安排，火箭主要的用在這個反裝甲跟反登陸用途，我想是一個純粹性的 防衛性的武器。」
海委會報告也指出，南海情勢緊張，亟需提升巡護能量，我國正擴建太平島碼頭，不只深峻既有碼頭，並以100噸級巡防艦長期進駐太平島，維護我國海疆主權。
