Beijing had “organised naval and air forces to monitor and guard the trajectory of the US aircraft" that flew over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, said a spokesman for China’s Eastern Theatre Air Force.
China sent military planes to track a U.S. anti-submarine Navy aircraft as it transited the Taiwan Strait, Beijing says, as tension mounts between the superpowers.
The US Navy's 7th Fleet announced that its P-8A Poseidon had transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace. It said the US "upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations.
The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement a P-8A Poseidon ... rights for all nations and “demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” it added.
Taiwan and the US dispute that, saying the strait is an international waterway. The US Navy’s 7th fleet said a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft had flown through the strait “in ...
Chinese Warplanes Track US ... U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan. The U.S. Navy’s 7th ...
demonstrating the US’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the navy’s 7th fleet said. “A US Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Nov.