Pentagon: Chinese ship approached dangerous distance from US Navy destroyer Chung-Hoon
MOSCOW, June 4 – RIA Novosti. US Indo-Pacific Command said a Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of the US destroyer USS Chung-Hoon during a joint US-Canada mission through the Taiwan Strait.
Earlier, it was reported by Canadian television channel Global News that the two ships were approaching, which “almost” led to a collision. published video of the event.
According to Indo-Pacific Command, the American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and the Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal made a planned crossing of “freedom” waters from south to north of the Taiwan Strait on June 3, without violating international law. navigation and flight on the high seas”.
“During the transit, the Chinese destroyer PLA(K) LUYANG III made unsafe maneuvers in the Chung-Hoon area. The ship passed Chung-Hoon on the port side and was 150 yards (137 meters – ed.) . The destroyer Chung-Hoon held its course and slowed down,” he said.
As noted, the Chinese ship crossed the American destroyer’s course for the second time at a distance of 2000 yards (1828 meters) from starboard to port and remained away from port.
Relations between the United States and China have visibly soured following the visit of then Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in early August 2022. Seeing the island as one of its own provinces, China saw the US support for Taiwanese separatism in this move, condemned Pelosi’s visit and held large-scale military exercises. The incident escalated further when a Chinese balloon appeared in the sky over the United States and was subsequently dropped.
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Source: Ria
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