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Chinese Air Forces Observe US Military Aircraft Flying Over Taiwan Strait

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BEIJING (Sputnik) - The air forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) observed a flight of US Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft over the Taiwan Strait on Friday, Shi Yi, a spokesman for the PLA's Eastern Theater Command, said.
"The fighters of the Eastern zone of the PLA combat command observed the entire flight of the US aircraft," Shi said in a statement published on WeChat.
US vessels have recently been staging provocations that "undermine peace and stability" in the Taiwan Strait and pose threats to regional security, the spokesman added.
Shi also said that Chinese troops always maintain a high level of combat readiness and defend state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
On April 16, the Japan-based missile destroyer USS Milius of the US navy crossed the Taiwan Strait after Chinese naval forces conducted military drills in the vicinity of the island a week earlier.
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