Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says Chinese carrier, the Shadong, was spotted off Taiwan's east coast.
, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own and has not renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control., the Shandong, was spotted on Wednesday and was currently 200 nautical miles off Taiwan’s east cost, Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters at parliament in Taipei.
He later told lawmakers the ship was east of the very southern tip of Taiwan, and Taiwanese warships were monitoring it at a distance of five to six nautical miles.In March of last year, the Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just hours before the Chinese and US presidents were due to talk.“It can’t be said it’s here for us, but as soon as this situation happened – it’s all related,” he added.
“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army adheres to its duties and missions, maintains a high degree of alert at all times, resolutely defends national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and resolutely maintains peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” it said in a statement. Taiwan has told shipping operators that if they encounter such requests from China they should refuse them and immediately notify Taiwan’s coast guard to render assistance.
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