The US military announced on the 19th that the Navy's destroyer had passed through the Taiwan Strait, and it seems that there is also an aim to restrain China by re-emphasizing that the Taiwan Strait is an international water area.
The United States Navy's Seventh Fleet announced that the destroyer "Benfold" had passed through the Taiwan Strait on the 19th.
The 7th Fleet stated in a statement that "it sailed in international waters in accordance with international law, and the seas that passed through were not the territorial waters of any country on the coast." It's an indication. "
Regarding the Taiwan Strait, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said last month that "certain countries are trying to call the Taiwan Strait an'international body of water'and use it as an excuse to threaten China's sovereignty and security." It is a statement that can be taken as showing the position that it is not regarded as.
It has been revealed that the U.S. Navy passed the Taiwan Strait through destroyers and cruisers in April and May, but this time, by re-emphasizing that the Taiwan Strait is an international water area, the Chinese side It seems that there is also an aim to restrain it.
Chinese spokesman "Resolutely defend the sovereignty of the nation and the unity of the territory"
A spokesman for the East China Sea, which has jurisdiction over the East China Sea, said on the 20th that the Chinese army had been pursuing and alerting, saying, "Frequent provocations and performances by the United States are the peace of the Taiwan Strait. It shows that it is creating risks with a stable destroyer. "
He insisted that "Chinese troops are always on high alert and firmly defend the sovereignty of the nation and the unity of the territory," and restrained the American side.