BEIJING/TAIPEI — China accused the US of 'endangering' peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US military plane flew through the sensitive waterway on Monday (Feb 27), with the US Navy responding that it had been in international airspace. Beijing has been incensed by US military missions through the narrow strait, most frequently of warships but occasionally of...
Taiwanese flags are seen at the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan on Dec 26, 2022.BEIJING/TAIPEI — China accused the US of "endangering" peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US military plane flew through the sensitive waterway on Monday , with the US Navy responding that it had been in international airspace.
The Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army said its forces closely monitored the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane, which is also used for anti-submarine missions, as it flew through the strait which separates China from Taiwan. "Theatre forces remain on high alert at all times and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
"By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the US upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," it added in a statement.Taiwan's forces tracked the aircraft as if flew through the strait, the ministry said, noting the situation was "as normal". It did not elaborate.
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