Provoking us! After the USS Lawrence, a US missile destroyer, passed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Indo-Pacific Command made a statement! On April 24, a spokesperson for the US Indo-Pacific Command claimed that the US warship had "followed the routine" to pass through the Taiwan Strait, and its navigational area fully fell within the scope of international law recognized as applicable to navigation and overflight freedom. The channel used by this warship while passing through the Taiwan Strait was "not" located within the territorial sea range of any coastal country.
The US firmly opposes any sovereignty or jurisdiction claims that conflict with navigation, overflight freedom, and other legitimate uses of maritime and air freedoms. Clearly, the US military provoked first and issued statements afterward, showing an attitude that the US military can come and go freely in the Taiwan Strait at will. However, we need to point out that the US military is sending a very wrong message.
Indeed, the US warships have not entered our territorial seas, but the areas where the US warships have passed are economic waters under our jurisdiction. In our economic waters, it is not a so-called free navigation area where the US warships can come and go at will. The US military is clearly using the pretext of freedom of navigation to provoke and challenge our jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait.
However, with our military power becoming increasingly stronger today, the US warships cannot change the basic fact that the military balance across the Taiwan Strait has already tilted in our favor. Our process of unification will not be affected in the slightest by such small moves. The Taiwan Strait is a key control area for our Eastern Theater Command and also the region with the densest firepower. Whether it is our shore-based anti-ship missiles or various types of aircraft that conduct regular patrols over the Taiwan Strait, they impose significant pressure on the actions of US warships. Although the US military is tough-talking, the US military will gain no advantage in the Taiwan Strait.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830337334920457/
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