Beijing: China has said that it has traced the passing of a US Navy War Ship through the Taiwan Strait. Also, Chinese forces have been placed on “high alert” in the area.
In fact, there is tension between the two largest economies of the world and there is competition between them to establish regional supremacy. Major Zhang Chunshuan, spokesman for China’s Eastern Theater Command, said air and sea forces were mobilized to monitor the missile destroyer, the USS Berry, on Wednesday.
The spokesman said the US had given the wrong message in support of Taiwan’s independence. Taiwan is a self-governing democracy and China claims it to be its territory and talks of merging it when needed.
Although the Taiwan Strait is a public waterway, Taiwan is highly sensitive to the US military movement in the region amid growing tension over the South China Sea and trade disputes and other issues. The spokesman said that the United States is seriously ignoring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
He said, “We ask America to stop creating a crisis in the Taiwan Strait through our statements and activities.” He said that Chinese soldiers are on high alert at the Eastern Theater. They will safeguard peace and stability around the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, the US Pacific Fleet (US Pacific Fleet) said in a brief statement that Berry routed regular Taiwan Strait… This was done according to international law. The ship’s passage through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ” “The US Navy will go anywhere international law permits,” the statement said.
