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China says tailed US aircraft over Taiwan Strait

By AFP

September 17, 2024 01:21 PM


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Chinese military tailed a US aircraft that was passing through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Beijing's army said, vowing to "resolutely defend national sovereignty".

"On September 17, a US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait," Li Xi, a senior captain and spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said in a statement.

The Command "organised fighter jets to tail and stand guard against the US aircraft's flight, dealing with it in accordance with the law", Li said.

"Theater troops are on constant high alert to resolutely defend national sovereignty and security and regional peace and stability."

Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland.

China accused Germany on Saturday of heightening security risks in the Taiwan Strait after two military vessels from the country sailed through the waterway.


AFP


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