PLA spokesperson makes remarks on U.S., Canadian warships’ passage through Taiwan Strait

Shi Yi, a spokesperson with the Command, made the remarks when commenting on U.S. and Canadian warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait. On Tuesday, the U.S. destroyer Higgins and Canadian frigate Vancouver made a transit through the Taiwan Strait and hyped it up, Shi said. Naval and air forces organized by the Command were closely following and monitoring the…

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) remains on high alert and stands ready to take firm countermeasures against all threats and provocations and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

Shi Yi, a spokesperson with the Command, made the remarks when commenting on U.S. and Canadian warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait.

On Tuesday, the U.S. destroyer Higgins and Canadian frigate Vancouver made a transit through the Taiwan Strait and hyped it up, Shi said.

Naval and air forces organized by the Command were closely following and monitoring the U.S. and the Canadian military vessels’ passage through the Taiwan Strait, from start to end, the spokesperson said. Enditem