The 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy said Tuesday that a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance plane had transited the international airspace over the Taiwan Strait "in accordance with international law," adding that the plane's presence showed, "the United States' commitment to a free...
warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described on Monday as a "routine" transit, just days after China ended its latest war games around the island. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three days...
The US Navy conducted a transit through the Taiwan Strait as top American and Chinese military leaders gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Earlier Saturday, Austin used a speech at the event to warn that a conflict over Taiwan would “affect the global economy in ways that we ...
The passage of a U.S. destroyer and a marine survey ship was effectively handled by the navy and air force of the PLA Eastern Command, according to Li Xi, a spokesperson for the command on Wednesday.Li said the U.S. action has sent wrong signals and heightened security risks."The armed...
The US Navy has sent two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through the Taiwan Strait in what is the first such move since July 2017. USS Benfold (DDG 65), seen here in the Philippine Sea in June 2018, was one of the two destroyers to sail through the Taiwan Strait. Photo: US Navy ...
“The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows,” the U.S. Navy said in a statement. ...
20, 2024. (Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale/U.S. Navy via AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as ...
China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an "unsafe" Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in which the Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of the American destroyer, forcing the...
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army sent its aircraft to follow and monitor a United States Navy plane that flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday morning, according to a command spokesman. Senior Colonel Shi Yi said a P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol plane from ...