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...
Taiwan's defence ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the strait and that during its transit the situation in the strait was "as normal". The U.S. Navy sails warships through the strait around once a month, and also regularly conducts similar freedom of ...
"We sternly urge the U.S. side to stop its distortion and hype and contribute to the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," he said.
The U.S. routinely sails through the strait in what it calls “freedom of navigation” operations. China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan, including sending warships and warplanes on a near daily basis. In June, the U.S. released a video in whicha Chinese...
McCain conducted a “routine” transit of the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said, as China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan’s air defense zone and a Chinese carrier group drilled near Taiwan. “The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment ...
American and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, in the first military freedom of navigation operation since U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.
China denies US ship access to Taiwan StraitNature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktopdoi:10.1038/news.2009.216Qiu, Jane
Taiwan's Defence Ministry said the U.S. ship sailed north through the strait, and that the situation in the waterway was "as normal". Late on Tuesday, the ministry said a single Chinese WZ-10 attack helicopter had briefly crossed the strait's unofficial mid line, which combat aircraft from...
From Monday to Wednesday, the US destroyer USSJohnstonand the ocean survey ship USNSBowditchtransited the Taiwan Strait. China's People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command said it closely monitored the passage and strongly condemned the move. ...
“The ship transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State. John Finn’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle,” Greene...