China has scrambled fighter jets to intercept US aircraft in the Taiwan Strait prompting fears of escalation as Beijing claimed it would “resolutely defend national sovereignty”.
There have been multiple harrowing incidents between Chinese and US aircraft in the region which has seen tensions soar over an increasingly assertive China.
The Eastern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said: “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 US Navy said the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane flew through the Taiwan Strait keeping to international waters, according to a Reuters report. The planes can be used for anti-submarine warfare.
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