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 Para
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced it monitored a Dutch warship, the HNLMS De Ruyter, as it transited the Taiwan Strait. This follows an earlier incident where the PLA reported using electronic interference against the same vessel in the South China Sea. The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command stated the Dutch frigate's helicopter had "illegally intruded into the airspace over China's Xisha Islands" less than two weeks prior. The PLA emphasized its readiness to respond to perceived provocations and maintain a high state of alert.
The transit of the Taiwan Strait by foreign naval vessels is a sensitive issue that heightens regional tensions and underscores ongoing geopolitical competition.
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