东部战区新闻发言人施毅陆军大校表示，3月17日，美“约翰逊”号导弹驱逐舰过航台湾海峡并公开炒作。中国人民解放军东部战区组织兵力对美舰过航行动全程跟监警戒。美方此类挑衅行径，向“台独”势力发出错误信号，是十分危险的。战区部队随时保持高度戒备，坚决捍卫国家主权安全和地区和平稳定。
BEIJING, March 19 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson sailed through the Taiwan Strait on March 17 and hyped it up publicly. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent its forces to track and monitor the US warship's passage in the whole course, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Saturday.
Such kind of provocative move by the US side is sending wrong signals to the "Taiwan independence" forces, which is very dangerous. The troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command are on high alert at all times to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security and regional peace and stability, said the statement.
