1 2020-12-21 08:43:50China Daily
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Frequent transits by warships from the United States Navy recently have seriously jeopardized peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and given encouragement to separatist groups in Taiwan, a spokesman for the Chinese military said.
Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesman for the People s Liberation Army s Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement on Saturday that his command mobilized naval and air forces to follow and monitor the USS Mustin when the U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Friday. He did not give further details of the operation.
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China-US ties: American warship ‘jeopardised stability’ with Taiwan Strait transit, PLA says Amanda Lee amanda.lee@scmp.com This file photo shows a helicopter taking off from the USS Mustin, which Beijing says disrupted stability by transiting through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. Photo: US Navy
China s military has accused the United States of jeopardising peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait by sending a guided missile destroyer through the waterway on Saturday. Recently, US warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait from time to time, Zhang Chunhui, a spokesman for the People s Liberation Army s Eastern Theatre Command, said in a statement.