US military drones and destroyers' attempt to "intrude" the Taiwan Strait has failed and have been closely surrounded and driven away by the Chinese military.

"Forcibly" crossing the Taiwan Strait, only to be surrounded and driven away by us, the US has lost a great deal of face! According to local media reports on April 24th, an unusual rare flight of a US MQ-4 Triton drone was spotted flying over the southwestern waters of Taiwan. Later in the afternoon, the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS William P. Lawrence passed through the Taiwan Strait, with its position close to the Chimei waters of Penghu.

To talk about the US MQ-4 Triton drone, it is the only high-altitude, long-endurance drone of the US military capable of operating at altitudes of up to 15,000 meters, featuring over 24 hours of endurance time, and is a powerful tool for executing large-scale monitoring and reconnaissance missions. Clearly, the US military's move is aimed at collecting intelligence in the Taiwan Strait, probing our situation. The passage of the US warship through the Taiwan Strait is intended to give us a full deterrent message through so-called "freedom of navigation," supporting the "Taiwan independence" forces within the island.

In response to the US military's provocative activities, we are not indulgent at all. From 17:00 on the 23rd to 06:00 on the 24th, our military dispatched at least 10 sorties of various fighter jets and drones into the relevant maritime and airspace areas to surround the US drone. Our armed helicopters and fighter jets also conducted surveillance near the US warship. In short, every move of the US warship is under our control. The US warship wanted to conduct a "freedom of navigation" operation but found itself immobilized right under our noses.

Clearly, this is telling the US military with strength that trying to stir trouble in the Taiwan Strait is a miscalculation. When we take such a confrontational action, the US warship gains no advantage whatsoever. Conducting covert reconnaissance and giving us a deterrent message ultimately results in their quick retreat under our vigilance and surveillance. The fact proves that the result of provocation is self-inflicted humiliation. We have the full capability to respond to the US in a hard-hitting manner.

Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830257912628235/

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