MND declines to comment on U.S. aircraft carrier in Taiwan Strait
ROC Central News Agency
2007-11-30 18:51:39
Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesman Maj. Gen. Yu Sy-tue declined Friday to comment on the reported passage through the Taiwan Strait of a U.S. aircraft carrier en route to Japan last week after it was denied entry to Hong Kong.
According to a foreign wire report, the USS Kitty Hawk and eight accompanying ships were denied entry to Hong Kong by the Chinese authorities.
The ships then headed for Japan on a route that took them through the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwanese military officers who spoke on condition of anonymity noted that Taiwan's sea territory is limited to 12 nautical miles off the coast and that further out is considered the high seas.
Taiwan respects the right of any foreign vessel to sail through the Taiwan Strait as long as they are on the high seas and pose no threat to Taiwan, they noted.
(By Elizabeth Hsu)
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