BEIJING, May 8 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on May 8 and hyped it up publicly. Naval Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed the US's provocative move in a written statement released on Wednesday.
The spokesperson said that the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command had organized naval and air forces to track, monitor and deal with the US destroyer's transit operation according to law and regulations.
"The troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command will remain on high alert at all times and resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty as well as regional peace and stability," stressed the spokesperson.
北京5月8日电 东部战区新闻发言人李熹海军大校表示，5月8日，美“哈尔西”号导弹驱逐舰过航台湾海峡并公开炒作。中国人民解放军东部战区组织海空兵力对美舰过航行动全程跟监警戒，依法依规处置。战区部队时刻保持高度戒备，坚决捍卫国家主权安全和地区和平稳定。
