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us p-8a patrol aircraft flies over taiwan strait, eastern theater command monitors and guards

2024-09-18

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the pla eastern theater command announced on the 17th that a us patrol plane flew over the taiwan strait. in response, the eastern theater command spokesperson said that the eastern theater command organized fighter jets to monitor and guard against the us plane's flight and dealt with it in accordance with the law.

the us military media stars and stripes reported on the 17th that this was the first time in five months that a us military aircraft had flown through the taiwan strait. the last time a us p-8a anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the taiwan strait was on april 17. the us navy declared in a press release that the operation "demonstrated the us commitment to a free and open indo-pacific region." us seventh fleet spokesperson allison told stars and stripes that the flight started at about 12:15 and ended at about 1:00 p.m. allison did not elaborate on the direction of the aircraft's flight, only saying that the operation was routine and not a response to any specific incident.

according to the wechat public account of the eastern theater command, on the 17th, a us p-8a anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew over the taiwan strait and was publicly hyped. li xi, a navy colonel and spokesperson for the eastern theater command, said that the theater troops are always on high alert and resolutely defend national sovereignty and security and regional peace and stability.

on the morning of the 17th, the wechat public account of the "eastern theater" released a short video, expressing the pla's mission vision and firm determination to "protect the great beauty of china, protect the reunification of the country, and protect the well-being of both sides of the taiwan strait." the short video rarely disclosed the surveillance footage of foreign ships passing through the taiwan strait in recent years, including ships from the united states, the netherlands, canada, australia, germany and other countries.