The Chinese military confirmed that a patrol aircraft in the United States passed the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday (September 17), and was alert to the US aircraft.
The Eastern theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army reported on the WeChat public account that the P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft passed the Taiwan Strait and publicly speculated.The eastern theater organized fighters to handle the US aircraft aviation operations and supervisors, and deal with it in accordance with laws and regulations.
A spokesman for the Eastern theater Li Yan, the Navy, said that the theater troops always maintain a high degree of alertness and resolutely defend the national sovereign security and regional peace and stability.
The U.S. military announced earlier that the patrol aircraft passed the Taiwan Strait in the international airspace, showing that the United States is committed to ensuring that the Indo -Pacific region is free.
