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Transport Min-China Cuts Back No-Fly Restrictions To 27 Mins From 3 Days

TAIWAN

MNI (London) - The Taiwanese Transport Ministry has confirmed that China has reduced its no-fly zone flight control period to 27 minutes on the morning of 16 April. This is down from the initial three-day restrictions reported earlier this morning by Reuters. The significant reduction in timeframe would seem to confirm earlier indications that the restrictions are due to aerospace activities, possibly a satellite launch, rather than anything related to the Chinese military exercises that took place around Taiwan earlier this week.

  • Ministry: 'China has shortened flight control to the north of Taiwan to 27 mins on morning of 16 April from originally seven hours for three consecutive days after Taiwan lodge a complaint.'

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