A P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane is shown in this file photo. Alex Perlman/US Navy
CNN: US conducts Taiwan Strait flyover amid tensions with China
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 29 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. 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,” the statement read.
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Update: US Poseidon Reconnaissance Plane Transits Taiwan Strait Amid Dispute Over Waterway’s Status (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: This has not been unnoticed by China .... PLA monitors US spy aircraft’s flyover in Taiwan Straits, vows to safeguard national sovereignty (Global Times).
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