The flight of an American plane over the Taiwan Strait and China’s quick response

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, just hours after the US and Chinese defense ministers’ talks, an American maritime patrol plane flew over the Taiwan Strait today.

According to this report, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet announced in a statement that a maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft Poseidon P The US Army’s 8A, which is also used for anti-missile operations, flew in international airspace over the Taiwan Strait.

This statement states that the United States has maintained the navigational rights and freedoms of all countries by flying over the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law. The movement of this plane over the Taiwan Strait shows America’s commitment to the free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense also said in this regard: This plane flew over the south of the Taiwan Strait and the Taiwanese military carefully evaluated the situation but did not observe anything unusual.

In response to the flight of this plane over the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese government immediately sent several jets He flew his fighter over the strait to track and intercept and issue a warning against this plane.

According to this report, US military ships and planes pass through the Taiwan Strait once a month.

Taiwan has been governed by the local government since 1949, since then Taiwan has used the flag and some other symbols of the People’s Republic of China that existed in mainland China before the Communist Party came to power in China. had memorized Beijing always considers this island as an integral part of the motherland of China, and this position is supported by many countries, including Russia.

China always claims that Taiwan should be under the sovereignty of this country, and for the past three years, it has attempted to carry out military operations near this island. has conquered Taiwan, but the government of Taiwan has always declared that it has independent sovereignty and the people of this country should decide their own destiny.

USA In 1979, while officially establishing diplomatic relations with the Chinese government, it abandoned relations with Taiwan. While the US insists on the “One China” policy, it does not support China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and remains a key military supporter of Taipei.

Meanwhile, Beijing Washington, as Taiwan’s largest arms supplier, has repeatedly asked Washington to refrain from selling and sending weapons to the island in order to reduce Fimabin tensions.

end of message/