Taiwan will begin deploying drone defence systems on its offshore islands after footage emerged of Taiwanese soldiers throwing stones at a Chinese drone that buzzed a guard post.
Taiwan's defence ministry said in a separate statement that it would deploy anti-drone systems next year, which would first be placed on the smaller islands.
China has not commented on the footage, which has received millions of views on Chinese social media where users made fun of it.
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