Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/28/2020
By: Matt Yu and Emerson Lim

Taipei, June 28 (CNA) An American P-8A maritime patrol aircraft was spotted Sunday operating over the Bashi Channel, a strategic water way connecting the South China Sea to the Pacific Ocean, according to Chinese think tank South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI).

"Regular U.S. reconnaissance in the #SouthChinaSea of June 28, #AE68A2," the SCSPI, a South China Sea movement tracker established by Peking University, tweeted at 2:24 p.m., referring to the P-8A.

"There is also a P-3C purportedly, but we can not confirm," the tweet further said.

Both P-8A Poseidon and P-3C Orion are U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft with anti-submarine capabilities.    [FULL  STORY]