Reuters-China says sends fighter jets to warn US Navy plane in Taiwan Strait
October 12, 2023 2 min 286 words
这篇报道反映了中美在台湾海峡的紧张关系。中国派遣战斗机警告美国海军巡逻机飞越台湾海峡，再次凸显了两国在该地区的争端。中国坚称对台湾拥有主权，而台湾和美国则坚称台湾海峡是国际水域。美国海军强调，他们的飞机在遵循国际法的情况下行驶，以维护各国的航行权利和自由，表明他们对“自由和开放的印度太平洋”的承诺。 中国军方将此次飞行称为“公开炒作”，并表示已派战机监视和警告美国飞机。台湾国防部则称，美国飞机按照中线飞越台湾海峡，台湾军队正常监视局势。不过，需要注意的是，中国几乎每天都在台湾海峡及其周边海域和空域进行军事活动。 这一事件再次引发了国际社会对台湾地区局势的担忧，尤其是在美国和中国之间的紧张关系背景下。这也强调了亚太地区的不稳定性和需要寻求外交解决方案的紧迫性。双方应通过对话和外交渠道解决分歧，以维护地区和平与稳定。
China said on Thursday it had sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the Taiwan Strait.
China claims sovereignty over democratically-governed Taiwan, and says it has jurisdiction over the narrow waterway. Taiwan and the United States dispute that, saying the Taiwan Strait is an international waterway.
Earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Navy's 7th fleet said the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane, which is also used for anti-submarine missions, flew through the strait in international airspace.
"By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations," the Navy said, adding that the aircraft's transit demonstrates the United States' commitment to a "free and open Indo-Pacific".
China's military described the flight as "public hype", adding it had sent fighters to monitor and warn the U.S. plane.
"Troops in the theatre are always on high alert and will resolutely defend national sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability," the Eastern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army said in a statement.
Taiwan's defence ministry said the U.S. aircraft had flown in a northerly direction through the strait and stuck to its median line. Taiwan's forces kept watch the situation was "as normal", the ministry added.
China stages almost daily military activities of its own in the Taiwan Strait and seas and skies around Taiwan.
The United States last announced a Poseidon mission through the strait in July.