China announced today (Tuesday) that it had successfully launched a satellite, as reported by CCTV, the state television station.
The television explained at 03:30 Beijing time on January 9, 2024: “China successfully launched the Einstein satellite using the Long-March-2C rocket at the Xinchang Satellite Launch Center, and the satellite was placed in the specified orbit.” "With complete success."
The launch took place at 15:03 local time (07:03 GMT), according to what was reported by the New China News Agency (Xinhua).
Xinhua explained that the moon “will monitor strange, fleeting phenomena in the universe similar to the flash of fireworks, with the aim of revealing the many violent and unknown aspects of the universe.”
The launch sparked immediate concern in Taiwan, where authorities issued security warnings by phone calling on residents to be cautious in light of tensions with China, four days before presidential elections on this island. The take-off center is about two thousand kilometers from Taipei.
This is the first time that the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense has issued such a warning across the country due to Chinese satellites.
Prime Minister Chen Chin-jin said today that the government has an obligation to inform citizens about potential threats.
In its first warning, the Ministry inadvertently used the word “missile” in the English version, an error it later corrected, and replaced the word “satellite” instead.
The warning came during a press conference by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu in front of the international media this evening, where he condemned Chinese interference in the upcoming elections in Taiwan.
“They want to use Taiwan as a testing ground,” he said. “If they can successfully shape Taiwan’s election results, they will try to apply their methods to other countries.”
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