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Taiwan media reported on April 25, in late June, the mainland fighters had crossed the "Strait center line," driving in the southeast coastal waters of the U.S. U-2S reconnaissance aircraft.According to Reuters July 26 news, chinese military modernization.the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the meeting to respond to the main day, will not stop the Chinese mainland in the vicinity of the investigation.

Mullen said: "We will not stop flying in international airspace, the Chinese mainland hopes we left there. In my view, we will not do that these flights is an important investigative activities." However, Mullen also pointed out that China and the U.S. should avoid a 2001 military aircraft collision incident.chinese military modernization.

With Houma Lun's spokesman told the media that Mullen reported on the Chinese mainland warplanes flew over the outside world, "Strait center line," the report is not very clear, he said just above generalities, that the United States in international airspace in the region conduct investigative activities. chinese military modernization.

Earlier, on July 11, PLA Chief of General Staff Chen Bingde in Beijing with visiting U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Lord held a joint press conference.General Chen said in response to a reporter's question, the recent U.S. military reconnaissance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in China's coastal waters from the China coast recently when only 16 nautical miles, we know that the division of territorial boundaries is 12 sea miles from the coastline, the U.S. military reconnaissance plane of the detection range has been at or near the Chinese coast 16 sea miles, it has been very close to close.Chief Chen said, speaking on the U.S. military is not necessary to conduct such investigation in China, hoping the U.S. from considering the overall situation of Sino-US military relations, considering the overall situation of bilateral relations, including taking into account the feelings of the Chinese people, reduce and stop such surveillance activities.

Mullen insisted the United States and the detection of flight operations, and exercises are all in accordance with international norms.