Chinese Nuclear-Armed Submarine Surfaces in Taiwan Strait

Published on June 19, 2024

A Chinese nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine surfaced in the Taiwan Strait on June 18 amid communist China’s escalating aggression in the region. The incident was first reported by Taiwanese media outlets before Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo confirmed it. According to the local Liberty Times newspaper, several fishermen from Taiwan’s offshore island of Penghui were catching squid at around 5 a.m. local time on June 18 when they saw a Chinese submarine surface in the waters of the strait. The submarine was spotted west of the strait’s median line, and eventually, according to the outlet, it was escorted away by a Chinese military vessel heading toward China. The fishermen said the submarine never returned underwater before leaving their sight....

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