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 deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a US Navy plane as it was transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, as Beijing said it was on "high alert"

China has deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan

A P-8A Poseidon patrol plane conducted the latest U.S. transit of the Taiwan Strait, a mission China blasted as "publicly hyped."

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