東部戰區新聞發言人就日本“雷”號驅逐艦過航台灣海峽發表談話

Spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command Issues Statement on the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi Transiting the Taiwan Strait

東部戰區新聞發言人徐承華陸軍大校表示，4月17日4時02分至17時50分，日本“雷”號驅逐艦過航台灣海峽，向“台獨”分裂勢力傳遞錯誤信號，中國人民解放軍東部戰區組織海空兵力全程跟監警戒，實施有效規制管控。戰區部隊時刻保持高度戒備，堅決捍衛國家主權安全和地區和平穩定。

Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: From 4:02 to 17:50 on April 17, the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait, sending wrong signals to “Taiwan independence”separatist forces. The PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC) deployed naval and air assets to track and monitor the vessel throughout the process, ensuring an effective control of the situation. Forces of the ETC will remain on high alert at all times, and resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability.