Taiwan fires shots at Chinese drones flying into its airspace for first time

China earlier dismissed Taiwan’s ‘drone harassment’ claims as ‘not worth fussing about’

Taiwan for the first time on Tuesday fired warning shots at Chinese drones which flew near Kinmen County, an islet controlled by the self-governing territory near the Chinese coast.

The drones headed back to China after flares were fired, said Taiwanese officials.

The unprecedented response comes shortly after president Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take “strong countermeasures” against Chinese provocations.