The Chinese military said on Wednesday it had monitored and warned an American warship sailing through the critical Taiwan Strait, a campaign that took place shortly after China carried out tests near the island.
US Navy’s 7th Fleet 7th Fleet said the guid-missile cruiser USS Port Royal had developed a “way” to transport Taiwan Strait overseas “in accordance with international law” on Tuesday, the second such campaign in two weeks. The United States has been conducting the trip about once a month, annoying China, which it sees as a sign of support for Taiwan, the democratic island of Beijing which is considered to be China.
The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command in a statement said its troops were patrolling the ship and “warned”.”The United States often commits such dramas and causes problems, sends negative signals to Taiwan’s independent forces, and deliberately intensifies tensions in the Taiwan Strait,” he added. Theater soldiers are always on the lookout for all the bullies, who stand firm against all threats and provocations, and who stand firm for the sovereignty of the country and for the good of the community. “
The U.S. military said the ship had “passed through a tunnel in Strait across the seaport of any coastal region”.”Port Royal’s departure on the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military is flying, sailing, and operating wherever international law permits.” The Taiwan Defense Department said the U.S. ship had moved north in the crisis, and that road conditions were “normal”.
Late Tuesday, the Department said the Chinese WZ-10 helicopter briefly crossed the illegal lane, battling aircraft from both sides usually to avoid passing, although the Chinese air force did so.
It also reported that two Chinese helicopters fighting the KA-28 submarine were spotted near the southwest coast of Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled islands of Pratas in the upper part of the South China Sea. Chinese troops carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint fighting, the People’s Liberation Army said on Monday, after a Chinese island reported that something was amiss.
The USS Sampson aimed an arrow through the Taiwan Strait on April 27, with China condemning it, saying the equipment “deliberately” endangers peace and stability.The United States, like many other countries, does not have a formal legal relationship with Taiwan but is its most important international supporter and arms supplier, making it an ongoing source of tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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