A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flew through the strait’s international space “in accordance with international law," the Navy said.

China sent military planes to track a U.S. anti-submarine Navy aircraft as it transited the Taiwan Strait, Beijing says, as tension mounts between the superpowers.

China's military said on Tuesday it deployed naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, denouncing the United States for trying to "mislead" the international community.

Around once a month, US military ships or aircraft pass through or above the waterway that separates democratically governed Taiwan from China - missions that always anger Beijing. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and says it has jurisdiction over the strait.

BEIJING >> China’s military said on Tuesday it deployed naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, denouncing the United States for trying to “mislead” the international community.

The U.S. Navy's 7th fleet said a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday."By operating

China's military reported monitoring and responding to a United States Navy aircraft's passage through the Taiwan Strait. It accused the U.S. of distorting legal principles and influencing international opinion.

China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water separating the two.

China's military deployed aircraft and ships to monitor and track a U.S. plane during its passage through the sensitive waterway of the the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. Beijing views such transits as provocative,