Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that the country’s top military officer Gen. Shen Yi-ming, 7 other people were killed in crash of air force helicopter. Earlier, the official was reported to be among at least 11 survivors of a Blackhawk helicopter crash Thursday morning in mountains outside the capital. Two people were missing in the crash that occurred as the helicopter was flying from Taipei to the northeastern city of Ilan for a new year’s activity. As Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Shen is responsible for overseeing the island’s defense against China, which threatens to use military force to annex what it considers it own territory.

Source: The Hindu January 02, 2020 06:31 UTC