(Beijing/Taipei Comprehensive News) A patrol aircraft of the US Navy flew over the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday (December 6).
According to Reuters, the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet issued a statement on Wednesday stating that the P-8A sea god maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Taiwan Strait in the international airspace.P-8A is a long-range anti-submarine aircraft that can perform maritime patrols, reconnaissance and anti-submarine mission.
Thestatement stated that the move showed the United States' commitment to the Indo -Pacific region that was free and open."The U.S. military is allowed to fly, navigate and act anywhere in international law."
The Eastern theater of the PLA subsequently reported on the WeChat public account, saying that the P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft crossed the Air Taiwan Strait on December 6 and "publicly speculated".Dispute according to regulations.
A spokesman for the Eastern theater, Shi Yi, said that the theater troops kept highly alert at all times and resolutely defended national sovereignty security and regional peace and stability.
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan also issued a statement confirming that the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft was at noon to the Taiwan Strait at noon on the same day.During the strait period, the Taiwan Army had the dynamics of the surrounding sea and airspace throughout the process, and the condition was normal.
The last time the US Navy's Patriotic Patrol Aircraft flew across the Taiwan Strait in October this year. At that time, the PLA Eastern theater also said that organized fighters to conduct a warning with prisoners.