ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðə taɪwˈɑːn dᵻfˈɛns mˈɪnɪstɹi sˈɛd ɪt hˌæd "lˈɜːnd əvən ˈɛɹ dᵻfˈɛns mˈɪsəl sˈɪstəm dᵻplˈɔɪd" baɪ ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ˌɔn wˈʊdi ˈaɪlənd ɪnðə pˈæɹəsəl ˈaɪləndz.
On 17 February 2016, the Taiwan defense ministry said it had "learned of an air defence missile system deployed" by the Chinese on Woody Island in the Paracel Islands.