东部战区新闻发言人就日本“雷”号驱逐舰过航台湾海峡发表谈话
Spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command Issues Statement on the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi Transiting the Taiwan Strait
东部战区新闻发言人徐承华陆军大校表示，4月17日4时02分至17时50分，日本“雷”号驱逐舰过航台湾海峡，向“台独”分裂势力传递错误信号，中国人民解放军东部战区组织海空兵力全程跟监警戒，实施有效规制管控。战区部队时刻保持高度戒备，坚决捍卫国家主权安全和地区和平稳定。
Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: From 4:02 to 17:50 on April 17, the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait, sending wrong signals to “Taiwan independence”separatist forces. The PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC) deployed naval and air assets to track and monitor the vessel throughout the process, ensuring an effective control of the situation. Forces of the ETC will remain on high alert at all times, and resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability.