Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo says the ship did not pass through the Bashi Channel, but rather, 'It went further south, through the Balintang Channel, to the Western Pacific'
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, July 10, it had detected 36 Chinese military aircraft flying to the south and southeast of the island heading to the Western Pacific to carry out drills with Chinese aircraft carrier the Shandong. Speaking to reporters at parliament shortly before his ministry announced details of the latest mission by the Shandong, commissioned by China in 2019, Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo said they had a “full grasp” of the ship’s movements.
“It went further south, through the Balintang Channel, to the Western Pacific,” Koo added, a waterway between the Philippines’ Batanes and Babuyan Islands.The Philippines military said it was concerned with the deployment of the Chinese carrier group.
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