Surprise launch of Chinese satellite triggers missile attack alerts in Taiwan

The launch of a Chinese science satellite Tuesday inadvertently triggered missile attack alerts in neighboring Taiwan after the Long March rocket, pictured here in a 2021 launch, unexpectedly passed over the southwestern edge of the island’s defense airspace as it left the earth’s atmosphere. File Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE Jan. 9 (UPI) — A Chinese satellite launch Tuesday inadvertently triggered missile attack alerts in neighboring Taiwan after the Long March rocket unexpectedly passed over the southwestern edge of the island’s defense airspace as it left the earth’s atmosphere. The trajectory of the spacecraft, which blasted off shortly after 3 p.m….