US Navy patrols Taiwan Strait before Xi-Trump summit, triggering PLA manoeuvres
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In late March, the US Navy sent a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft through the Taiwan Strait, prompting responses from the People's Liberation Army. The US Seventh Fleet stated the transit, which occurred in international airspace, demonstrated the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. This marks the first publicly reported US transit of the strait this year, though such passages are routine. The timing of the flight precedes President Trump's planned visit to China at the end of March, where Taiwan is expected to be a topic of discussion with President Xi Jinping. China considers Taiwan a part of its territory, while the US opposes any forceful takeover of the self-ruled island.
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