UK Ship Reports Mock Attack by Chinese Jets in Taiwan Strait

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An exclusive from The Times says that Chinese fighter jets conducted simulated missile attacks on a British warship as it was transiting through the Taiwan Strait in September.

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00:00Chinese fighter jets carried out mock missile attacks on a British warship as it sailed through

00:05the Taiwan Strait in September. UK Royal Navy officers gave detailed accounts of the HMS

00:11Richmond's passage through the Taiwan Strait on September 13th to the Times newspaper.

00:16The frigate, sailing as part of a UK carrier strike group, was targeted by Chinese fighter

00:21jets that initiated so-called constructive kills, simulated attacks in which pilots go

00:27through the motions of launching missiles, stopping short of actually firing. The Royal Navy also

00:32reported harassment by Chinese warships in late September when the frigate sailed through the

00:36disputed South China Sea.

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