China sends missiles flying over Taiwan

Beijing fired several Dongfeng ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan as part of its biggest-ever military exercises in the region, following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island


Chinese military drills, Aug 4-7
Paths of Chinese missiles

CHINA
Ganzhou
Jinhua
Shangrao
Matsu Is. (TAIWAN)
Pingtan 
Kinmen Is. (TAIWAN)
Taiwan Strait median line
Yaeyama Islands (JAPAN)
Taipei 
TAIWAN
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Taiwan’s territorial waters
Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
PACIFIC OCEAN
100km 60 miles


Dongfeng-15B
Short-Range Ballistic Missile
Length: 9.1m

DF-15B SPECIFICATIONS
Launch 		Road-mobile
Diameter 	1m
Launch weight 	6,200kg
Max. range 	800km
Payload 	500-750kg
Probably capable of carrying nuclear warhead


Sources: Japan’s Ministry of Defence, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence
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