Z Praise China XI zi ping ID: e3af98 July 25, 2022, 5:19 p.m. No.16813581   🗄️.is 🔗kun

China Panic! US Air Force And Warships Repel Dozens of Beijing Airplanes Violating Taiwan Airspace

 

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Friday in a demonstration of the United States' "commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," just days after dozens of Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone, US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.

 

"A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on June 24. The United States will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows including within the Taiwan Strait," the statement read.

 

"By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."

 

Meanwhile, US warships transit the Taiwan Strait several times a year as they sail from the East China Sea to the South China Sea, averaging about one trip a month since 2020.

 

This year, the US Navy has conducted at least five transits, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and would probably continue to do so to see if Beijing would back its words with actions.