Event Brief
PLA says it will keep Dutch warship on ‘high alert’
Filed: Jun 06, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET
Summary: China’s PLA said it tracked a Dutch frigate’s passage through the Taiwan Strait and will stay on high alert.
WHO: People’s Liberation Army (Eastern Theatre Command)
WHAT: Said it tracked and monitored a Dutch warship crossing the Taiwan Strait and would remain on “high alert.”
WHEN: Jun 06, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
WHERE: Taiwan Strait
WHY: The PLA said the Dutch frigate De Ruyter’s shipborne helicopter “illegally intruded” into airspace over China’s Xisha (Paracel Islands).
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