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A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a new astronomical satellite named Einstein Probe (EP) blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, Jan. 9, 2024.

Taiwan's island-wide warning correctly identified the satellite in Chinese, but declared an "air raid alert" in English.

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 9, 2024 - A Chinese satellite launch Tuesday inadvertently triggered missile attack alerts in neighboring Taiwan after the Long March rocket unexpectedly passed over the southwestern edge of the islands defense airspace as it left the Earths atmosphere.

Taipei (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 - Taiwan issued a national emergency alert on Tuesday as China launched a satellite, days before the self-ruled island holds a crucial presidential election that has heightened security worries.

The US and China have held their first talks since 2021, days before a crucial election in Taiwan.

Paris (ESA) Jan 10, 2024 - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft Einstein Probe lifted off on a Chang Zheng (Long March) 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China at 15:03 CST / 07:03 GMT / 08:03

Phones across Taiwan blared with a "presidential alert" Tuesday afternoon, around the time Beijing announced the successful launch of its Einstein Probe satellite.

On Jan. 9, China launched its Einstein Probe to hunt for high-energy light from neutron stars, feeding black holes and other exotic objects.

China and Europe partnered on the Einstein probe, which will use ‘lobster eyes’ to hunt for the X-ray light.

Sky observation project is led by Chinese researchers with instrument contributions from European Space Agency and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany.