{"id":86096,"date":"2024-11-26T23:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T23:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/11\/26\/chinese-warplanes-track-us-navy-aircraft-through-the-taiwan-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:07:06","slug":"chinese-warplanes-track-us-navy-aircraft-through-the-taiwan-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2024\/11\/26\/chinese-warplanes-track-us-navy-aircraft-through-the-taiwan-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese warplanes track US Navy aircraft through the Taiwan Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 China deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Navy\u2019s 7th Fleet said in a statement a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flew through the strait\u2019s international space \u201cin accordance with international law.\u201d The transit upheld navigational rights for all nations and \u201cdemonstrates the United States\u2019 commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. is Taiwan\u2019s most important supporter and arms provider, and American military ships and aircraft regularly transit the waterway separating China from self-ruled Taiwan. Beijing claims the East Asian island as its own territory and threatens to annex it, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\t