Such a move is a blatant provocation, but under the PLA's close monitoring, it posed no substantial threat, Chinese military expert Zhang Xuefeng told the Global Times on Thursday.
The P-8A's transit of the Taiwan Straits is a targeted move aimed to carry out reconnaissance on the PLA's warships or submarines following the PLA exercise, Song Zhongping, a Chinese mainland military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Thursday. From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, 33 PLA aircraft and nine PLA vessels were spotted, with 24 of the aircraft crossing the median line or entering the ADIZ.įighter jets, bombers, early warning aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft and drones were among the participating PLA aircraft, media on the island reported. The US spy plane's Taiwan Straits transit came after a round of large-scale PLA exercises around the island of Taiwan.įrom Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning, the defense authority on the island of Taiwan detected 38 PLA aircraft and nine PLA vessels operating near the island, with 32 of the aircraft crossing the "median line" of the Taiwan Straits or entering the island's self-proclaimed southwestern and southeastern air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) deployed combat aircraft to deal with a US spy plane's transit through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday, which followed large-scale PLA exercises over the past two days that experts said were aimed at safeguarding China's national sovereignty and unity.Ī US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft on Thursday transited the Taiwan Straits, and the PLA Eastern Theater Command deployed combat aircraft to track, monitor and deal with it throughout its entire course in accordance with laws and regulations, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement.Ĭommand troops are maintaining high vigilance at all times so as to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security as well as peace and stability in the region, Shi said.
A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theatre Command taxis on the runway during a round-the-clock flight training exercise in late June, 2023.
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