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The PLA Eastern Theater Command deploys naval and air assets to monitor and track US vessels’ Taiwan Straits transits: spokesperson
Published: Jan 17, 2026 06:45 PM
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From January 16 to 17, the US guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn and the oceanographic survey vessel USNS Mary Sears transited the Taiwan Straits. The PLA Eastern Theater Command deployed naval and air assets to monitor and track the US vessels’ movements, ensuring effective response and management. The PLA Eastern Theater Command remains on high alert to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability, said Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, on Saturday.