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China Fires Dongfeng Ballistic Missiles Toward Taiwan

A DF-15B missile is fired from a base in Fujian.
Credit: PLA Eastern Theater Command
SINGAPORE—China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has fired “multiple” Dongfeng-series ballistic missiles toward Taiwan as part of a three-day exercise intended to impose maximum military pressure on the island following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). At around 3 p.m. local...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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