U.S. Surveillance Missions Intensify Over Waters Near Taiwan

On the morning of June 25, U.S. P-8A and RC-135 are conducting reconnaissance in the #SouthChinaSea, staying focused on the waters east of #Bashi Channel, meanwhile, a C-17A Globemaster III is flying over the SouthChinaSea. pic.twitter.com/ILGrpzfQ8Z

— SCS Probing Initiative (@SCS_PI) June 25, 2020

SCMP: US Air Force on surveillance missions in South China Sea, Beijing think tank says

A Chinese think tank has accused the United States of sending military aircraft to conduct surveillance missions over waters near Taiwan.

According to the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI), which operates out of Peking University’s Institute of Ocean Research, three US warplanes flew over the Bashi Channel and South China Sea on Thursday.

“On the morning of June 25, US P-8A and RC-135 are conducting reconnaissance in the #SouthChinaSea, staying focused on the waters east of #Bashi Channel, meanwhile, a C-17A Globemaster III is flying over the SouthChinaSea,” it said in tweet accompanied by an image of the aircrafts’ supposed movements.

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Update: ‘What a Busy Day!’: Four US Surveillance Planes Spotted Over South China Sea Wednesday (Sputnik).

WNU Editor: This is not going to deter U.S. surveillance missions .... China Air Defense Identification Zone In South China Sea: Will Sky Really Fall? – Analysis (Eurasia Review).