Two Moscow Frigates Spotted Near Taiwan Island
The arrival of the two Russian boats alarms Taipei. Last Saturday the umpteenth incursion of Chinese military jetsMilitary ships in port in Taiwan (Ansa)
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Russia has sent two frigates near Taiwan in a move that could heighten tensions in the region.
"At 2300 yesterday, two Russian frigates were detected sailing south-north east of our territorial waters, leaving our response area from the Suao Sea to the southeast," Colonel Sun Li-fang said. Taiwan Ministry of Defense spokesman.
The military "used joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance methods to grasp the dynamics of Russian ships and sent aircraft, ships and ground-based missile systems to closely monitor the situation."
The sighting of the Moscow ships comes a few days after yet another incursion by Chinese jets near the island's airspace.
In fact, last Saturday, as reported by the Taipei authorities, 19 Chinese military aircraft (including the Chengdu J-10 and Shenyang J-16 fighters), eight of which crossed the median line and approached the contiguous area of Taiwan, 24 nautical miles from the coast.
(Unioneonline/lf)