China angry after 2 US planes landed in Taiwan

China's Foreign Ministry expressed anger on April 2 over the landing of two US F-18 jets in Taiwan the day before.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying stressed: “We strongly oppose this action by the US side. China demands that the US respect China’s “one country” policy and handle this case cautiously and appropriately.”

A US F-18 lands on the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (Photo: AFP)

Previously, Taiwanese media reported that these two F-18 aircraft landed at a military base in the south of the territory on April 1 after encountering mechanical problems.

The two F-18s took off from a US military base in Japan to participate in an exercise in Southeast Asia, said Mark Zimmer, a spokesman for the American Institute in Taiwan.

Pentagon spokeswoman Henrietta Levin said: “The landing of two F-18s in Taiwan was unplanned and entirely due to a technical error. This also shows Taiwan’s goodwill in allowing pilots in difficulty to land here.”

According to VOV.VN