New footage just released: Japanese destroyer transits Taiwan Straits; PLA monitors entire process, effectively controlling its passage
By: Global Times | Published: Apr 18, 2026 04:43 PM
China Military Bugle, an official media account under the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) News Media Center, posted a video on social media on Saturday, showing drone-captured footage of how the PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC) deployed naval and air forces to monitor and alert Japanese destroyer transiting the Taiwan Straits, effectively regulating and controlling its passage.