A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flew through the strait’s international space “in accordance with international law," the Navy said.

China's military said on Tuesday it deployed naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, denouncing the United States for trying to "mislead" the international community.

China deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a US Navy plane as it was transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, as Beijing said it was on "high alert"

Beijing said Tuesday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan.

Around once a month, US military ships or aircraft pass through or above the waterway that separates democratically governed Taiwan from China - missions that always anger Beijing. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and says it has jurisdiction over the strait.

China's military deployed aircraft and ships to monitor and track a U.S. plane during its passage through the sensitive waterway of the the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. Beijing views such transits as provocative,

BEIJING >> China’s military said on Tuesday it deployed naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, denouncing the United States for trying to “mislead” the international community.