BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) – China’s military said it organised naval and air forces to drive away a Dutch frigate that it accused of illegally intruding into the Paracel Islands in the disputed South Chin Sea on Wednesday.
Carrier-based helicopters have repeatedly taken off and “intruded into China’s airspace,” Zhai Shichen, a spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said in a statement.
“We firmly oppose this and solemnly urge the Dutch side to immediately cease its infringing and provocative acts,” Zhai said, adding the Chinese military will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security.
(Reporting by Yukun Zhang, Shi Bu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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