Published October 12,2023
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China and the U.S. flew their army planes over the Taiwan Strait on Thursday.
According to the U.S. naval fleet deployed in Asia-Pacific, its P-8A Poseidon patrol plane “transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace” on Thursday.
“The aircraft’s transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” stated a press release by the fleet.
However, China’s army stated it “organized military aircraft to track, monitor and deal with” the U.S. anti-submarine patrol plane.
“By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations,” stated the U.S. fleet assertion.
China claims Taiwan Strait’s naval and air area comes underneath its territorial jurisdiction since Beijing lays claims over Taiwan island nation, which sits throughout the waterway on the southern facet of the mainland.
Source: www.anews.com.tr