Loading...

mosque
partly-cloudy
°C,
العربية
General - International

US to conduct new 'air and maritime transits' in Taiwan Strait

August 12, 2022 / 10:00 PM
Image for the title: US to conduct new 'air and maritime transits' in Taiwan Strait
download-img
US National Security Council's Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell
Sharjah 24 – AFP: The United States will mount a "freedom of navigation" exercise in the "next few weeks" through the Taiwan Strait, despite rising tensions with China over the island, a senior US official said Friday.
Kurt Campbell, the White House coordinator for Asia-Pacific issues and an advisor to President Joe Biden, said that despite tensions, US forces "will continue to fly, sail and operate where international law allows, consistent with our long-standing commitment to freedom of navigation."

"That includes conducting standard air and maritime transits through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks," he told reporters.
 
August 12, 2022 / 10:00 PM

Related Topics

More on this Topic

Image for the title: Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats
02 years
International
Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats
Image for the title: US summons Chinese ambassador over actions on Taiwan
02 years
International
US summons Chinese ambassador over actions on Taiwan
Image for the title: Tokyo: 5 Chinese missiles appear to have landed in Japan's EEZ
02 years
International
Tokyo: 5 Chinese missiles appear to have landed in Japan's EEZ
Image for the title: China to stage major drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit
02 years
International
China to stage major drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit

Rotate For an optimal experience, please
rotate your device to portrait mode.