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PLA drone enters airspace over Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Island

01/17/2026 08:00 PM
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A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) military drone was detected in the airspace of Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Island, internationally known as Pratas Island, at 5:44 a.m. Saturday and departed four minutes later, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).


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