Voice of America News reports: “Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it was on alert after detecting ‘multiple waves’ of missile firing deep in inland China, days after Beijing said it had carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, keeps a close watch on Chinese military drills given Beijing’s regular activities around the island, but only rarely releases details of what it sees taking place inside China.

The ministry said that starting from 6:50 a.m. (2250 GMT Saturday) it had detected ‘multiple waves of firing’ by China’s Rocket Force and army in the provinces and regions of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, which all lie at least 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Taiwan.

Taiwan’s forces are ‘continuously monitoring relevant developments, and air defense forces have maintained a high level of vigilance and strengthened their alert,’ the ministry added in a statement…”