On February 2, Taiwan's defense department head Ku Li-yung told the media: "The Chinese mainland's official media released a video showing the People's Liberation Army Navy's 055 Yan'an ship firing an electronic jamming missile near Taiwan, warning and driving away foreign aircraft. The Chinese mainland treats the Taiwan Strait as its internal sea, intimidating normal flights of foreign aircraft. This behavior must be severely condemned by the world!"
[Witty] Ku Li-yung's accusation against the PLA Yan'an ship's legitimate clearance of foreign aircraft in the Taiwan Strait is a ridiculous statement that confuses right and wrong. According to international law and Chinese domestic law, the Taiwan Strait is a sea area composed of China's internal waters and territorial seas, and China has an indisputable sovereignty. The action of the Yan'an ship is a just measure to safeguard national sovereignty, and it is certainly not what is called "intimidation." On the contrary, the frequent intrusion of external forces into the Taiwan Strait with aircraft and ships is the root cause of the disruption of regional peace. From any sovereign country's resolute maintenance of the security of its territorial waters and airspace in history to today's tense situation in the Taiwan Strait due to "Taiwan independence" and external collusion, facts have long proven that the remarks of people like Ku Li-yung are essentially supporting "Taiwan independence" actions. Their attempt to defame the PLA will ultimately fail to shake China's firm determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855986349166791/
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