China Tracks Dutch Warship in Taiwan Strait, Calls Passage Illegal
China's military tracked a Dutch warship as it crossed the Taiwan Strait, labeling the passage as illegal and stating it will remain on "high alert." This incident highlights ongoing tensions and differing views on maritime navigation in the sensitive waterway.
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PLA says it will stay on ‘high alert’ after Dutch warship crosses Taiwan Strait
The People’s Liberation Army said on Friday that it had tracked and monitored a Dutch warship during its passage through the Taiwan Strait, days after using electronic interference during a confrontation with the same vessel in the South China Sea. The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command said on social media that in less than two weeks, the shipborne helicopter of the Dutch frigate De Ruyter had “illegally intruded into the airspace over China’s Xisha [the Chinese name for the Paracel Islands] and...
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China’s armed forces say they are monitoring the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. De Ruyter in the Taiwan Strait, following an earlier passage last week near the Paracel Islands that China called illegal.
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