The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command said on social media that in less than two weeks, the shipborne helicopter of the Dutch frigate De Ruyter had “illegally intruded into the airspace over China’s Xisha [the Chinese name for the Paracel Islands] and then the frigate transited the Taiwan Strait”.Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, a spokesman for the theatre command, said the military “would stay on high alert at all times and resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability”.
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SAT · 2026-06-06 · 08:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0606-82212
NSR-2026-0606-82212News Report·EN·National Security
PLA says it will stay on ‘high alert’ after Dutch warship crosses Taiwan Strait
The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command announced it monitored a Dutch warship, the frigate De Ruyter, as it transited the Taiwan Strait. This follows an incident where the frigate's helicopter allegedly intruded into airspace over China's Xisha Islands.
Holly ChikSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-06 · 08:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command announced it monitored a Dutch warship, the frigate De Ruyter, as it transited the Taiwan Strait. This follows an incident where the frigate's helicopter allegedly intruded into airspace over China's Xisha Islands. A PLA spokesman stated the military will remain on high alert to safeguard China's sovereignty, security, and regional peace. The PLA's actions were a response to the Dutch warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait and the prior helicopter incident.
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The PLA will resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability.
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The PLA will stay on high alert at all times.
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The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command stated the Dutch frigate then transited the Taiwan Strait.
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PLA's Eastern Theatre Command stated a Dutch frigate's helicopter illegally intruded into airspace over Xisha Islands.
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