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| Taiwan’s chief of general staff missing after helicopter makes emergency landing, rescue effort underway | |
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| Taiwanese Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, who is also the island’s incumbent chief of the general staff, was on board a helicopter that crash-landed in northern Taiwan. A massive rescue effort has been launched. | |
| Some 13 people were on board a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter when it attempted an emergency landing on Thursday morning, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. | Some 13 people were on board a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter when it attempted an emergency landing on Thursday morning, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. |
| Rescuers were promptly sent to the area of the crash in the mountainous Wulai district in the northern part of the Chinese self-governing territory. So far, several people have been found alive, while three, including Shen, remain unaccounted for. | Rescuers were promptly sent to the area of the crash in the mountainous Wulai district in the northern part of the Chinese self-governing territory. So far, several people have been found alive, while three, including Shen, remain unaccounted for. |
| While it’s unclear what prompted the mishap, the ministry reported that the aircraft was on a mission to Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan when it went down. | While it’s unclear what prompted the mishap, the ministry reported that the aircraft was on a mission to Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan when it went down. |
| The incident comes as the island gears up for its presidential and vice-presidential elections, set for January 11. | The incident comes as the island gears up for its presidential and vice-presidential elections, set for January 11. |
| Speaking ahead of the ballot, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming vote, stoked tensions in what is already a very tense relationship between the island and mainland China, rejecting the “one country, two systems” principle as something “definitely not feasible” for Taiwan. It comes after the territory’s parliament passed a so-called “anti-infiltration bill” championed by anti-Beijing forces and aimed at curbing the Chinese government’s influence. | Speaking ahead of the ballot, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming vote, stoked tensions in what is already a very tense relationship between the island and mainland China, rejecting the “one country, two systems” principle as something “definitely not feasible” for Taiwan. It comes after the territory’s parliament passed a so-called “anti-infiltration bill” championed by anti-Beijing forces and aimed at curbing the Chinese government’s influence. |
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