The social media “Aircraft Watch”, which records the military aircraft, disclosed on April 13 that an RC-135W electronic reconnaissance aircraft numbered 62-4139 of the US Air Force flew over the South China Sea that day. This is the fourth consecutive day that US military aircraft have appeared over the South China Sea.
In the past 3 days, two EP-3E electronic reconnaissance aircraft and one RC-135U electronic reconnaissance aircraft of the United States Air Force have appeared in the South China Sea.
Taiwanese media noted that the battle between the People’s Liberation Army and the U.S. military in this area has intensified in recent days. The People’s Liberation Army Liaoning ship was blasted through Taiwan’s offshore waters on the 12th. The United Daily reported on the 12th that the People’s Liberation Army sent H-6 bombers, J-11 fighters, and Air Police-500 early-warning aircraft on the morning of the 10th to conduct long-distance long-distance training in Taiwan’s southwest waters. Soon after, the “Aircraft Watch” released news that an RC-135U electronic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force flew from the east to the west via the bus strait to the mainland coast. On the 11th, an EP-3E electric reconnaissance aircraft of the US military appeared again in the area of the bus strait. Taiwan’s “Ministry of Defense” claimed that this was the seventh time the US military had flown around Taiwan since March 25.
The Liaoning ship of the People’s Liberation Army was exploded through the offshore waters of Taiwan on the 12th, preparing to enter the South China Sea. On the morning of the same day, an EP-3E electric reconnaissance aircraft of the US military also appeared in the bus strait on the morning of the 12th.
Regarding U.S. military aircraft flying above China ’s surrounding waters, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Geng Shuang once said that China respects and safeguards the freedom of navigation and overflight enjoyed by all countries in accordance with international law, but firmly opposes the relevant countries ’flagging of“ freedom of navigation and overflight ”and damage The sovereignty and security of the coastal states and disrupting regional peace and stability.
Chinese National Defense Ministry spokesperson Ren Guoqiang also stated at the Ministry of National Defense ’s regular press conference on March 26 that the United States has long approached and reconnaissance China ’s sea and airspace, and tracked and monitored Chinese ships at close range and for long And interference, and even caused dangerous close and urgent situations many times. Such provocative actions by the United States undermine China ’s security interests and endanger the safety of ships and front-line officers and soldiers on both sides. It is the destruction and abuse of the freedom of navigation system under international law and the source of the maritime security problems between China and the United States. But instead of turning a blind eye to this and ignoring it, the United States often complains about the wicked people first, making false statements, and reversing right from wrong. China firmly opposes this, and demands that the US stop taking similarly provocative and dangerous actions and stop discrediting China so as not to damage the overall situation of relations between the two countries and the two militaries.