China has condemned the US military for the "provocative" flight of one of its aircraft over Chinese-claimed Taiwan, saying the move infringes upon China's sovereignty and contravened international law.
The East Asian powerhouse considers democratically-ruled Taiwan its own territory and it is one of its most sensitive diplomatic issues.It regularly denounces the United States for its support of the island.A US C-40A, a military version of the Boeing 737, entered Taiwan air space with permission, though it did not land at any Taiwan airports, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.China's Taiwan Affairs Office said the US aircraft had "harmed our sovereignty, security and development rights, and contravened international law and the.
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