Fact-check request:
On April 9th, Chinese state-affiliated media CCTV News and Global Times released an animation of the PLA Eastern Theater Command’s three-day “Joint Sword” exercise around Taiwan, showing two missiles hitting the northern and southern parts of Taiwan respectively. Is this true?
Fact-Check Result
False
Fact-check basis:
- The government of the Republic of China on Taiwan did not issue any missile air raid or air defense warnings on April 8th and 9th.
- Taipei Deputy Mayor Li Sichuan attended the Nationalist Party caucus meeting in the Taipei City Council on the afternoon of April 9th, indicating that life in Taipei was functioning normally, with no reports of missile explosions.
- Deputy Premier Cheng Wen-tsan attended the signing ceremony of a letter of intent for smart city investment between the Kaohsiung City Government and Foxconn Technology Group on April 9th, indicating that life in Kaohsiung was functioning normally, with no reports of missile explosions.
In summary, the claim that two PLA missiles hit the northern and southern parts of Taiwan is false.
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