The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command closely followed and monitored a U.S. warship’s transit through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said on Monday.
The spokesperson said the U.S. Navy hyped up the transit of a USS Milius guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Straits, and warned that the theater command remains on high alert to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security and maintain regional peace and stability.