China sent military planes to track a U.S. anti-submarine Navy aircraft as it transited the Taiwan Strait, Beijing says, as tension mounts between the superpowers.
China deployed naval and air forces to track and follow a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane as it transited Tuesday over the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese military said, amid simmering tension between the two superpowers over the fate of the self-ruled island of Taiwan . Colonel Cao Jun, a spokesperson for the Chinese army's Eastern Theater Command Air Force, condemned the U.S. for carrying out the flight and said it had threatened peace and stability in the region. The 7th Fleet of the U.S.
Four of the Chinese planes entered Taiwanese airspace, and Taiwan deployed 'aircraft, Navy vessels, and coastal missile systems in response to the detected activities.'China has long claimed the democratically governed island of Taiwan as part of its territory, and President Xi Jinping has vowed to bring it back under Beijing's control after more than seven decades — by force if necessary. While the U.S.
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