US Navy Flies Aircraft Through the Taiwan Strait a Day After US–China Defense Chiefs Hold Rare Talks

Published on April 19, 2024

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since November 2022 in an effort to reduce regional tensions. The patrol and reconnaissance plane “transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace,” the 7th Fleet said in a news release. “By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations,” the release said. The critical strait is 160 kilometers (100 miles) wide and divides China from the self-governing island democracy. Although it’s in international waters, the Chinese regime considers the passage of foreign military aircraft and ships through it a challenge to its sovereignty....

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