China claims democratically ruled taiwan
as its own territory and has mounted
repeated air force missions into
taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the past year or more
provoking anger in taipei. China sent around 150 aircraft into the
zone over a four-day period.
The u.s military said the arleigh
burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey sailed through the Narrow waterway
that separates taiwan from its giant
neighbor china along with the canadian
frigate HMCS winnipeg on thursday and
friday. Dewey's in winnipeg's transit through
the taiwan strait demonstrates the
commitment of the united states and our
allies and partners to a free and open
indo-pacific, it added.
American navy ships have been transiting
the strait roughly monthly to the anger
of beijing which has accused Washington
of stoking regional tensions. U.S allies occasionally also send ships
through the strait including a british
warship last month. While tensions across the taiwan strait
have risen there has been no shooting in
chinese aircraft have not entered
taiwanese airspace, concentrating their
activity in the southwestern part of the ADIZ.
While including taiwanese territorial
airspace, the ADIZ encompasses a broader
area that taiwan monitors and patrols
that acts to give it more time to
respond to any threats. Taiwan's defense ministry said on sunday
that three chinese aircraft, two J-16
fighters and an anti-submarine aircraft
flew into the ADIZ again.
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) eastern theater command said its forces
monitored the ships and stood guard
throughout their passage. Taiwan is part of chinese territory. Theater forces always maintain a high
level of alert and resolutely counter
all threats and provocations, it said.
The United States and Canada colluded to
provoke and stir up trouble, seriously
jeopardizing peace and stability of the
taiwan strait, the PLA said.
U.S Navy ships have been transiting the
strait roughly monthly angering beijing
which has accused Washington of stoking
regional tensions. U.S allies occasionally also send ships
through the strait including britain
last month. While tensions across the taiwan strait
have risen there has been no shooting in
chinese aircraft have not entered
taiwanese airspace. Instead concentrating
their activity in the southwestern part
of the ADIZ, while including taiwanese territorial
airspace the ADIZ encompasses a broader
area that taiwan monitors and patrols
that acts to give it more time to
respond to any threats.
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