China conducts drone fight training over Dongsha Island, Taiwan says Chinese drone made ‘provocative’ flight

 The Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command has recently conducted routine drone flight training in the airspace over China's Dongsha Island, a spokesperson said Saturday.

The training was completely justified and lawful, said Tian Junli, spokesperson for the command. 

 Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end ‍of the South China Sea on Saturday, in what Taiwan’s defense ministry called ‍a “provocative and irresponsible” move.

 Taiwan’s defense ministry said the Chinese reconnaissance drone ⁠was detected around dawn on Saturday approaching the Pratas Islands and flew in its airspace for eight minutes at an altitude outside the range of anti-aircraft weapons.