TVBS reported that a U.S. military C-146A Wolfhound arrived in Taipei on July 15 morning to deliver a package to the new American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) director, Sandra Oudkirk. The aircraft departed from Kadena Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan, early on July 15 morning and landed at Taipei’s Songshan Airport at 9:32 a.m. There were no passengers aboard, according to TVBS. After the package was successfully handed over to AIT officials, the plane took off at 10:06 a.m. despite being scheduled to stay for an hour. Both AIT and Taiwan’s foreign ministry declined to comment on the arrival of the US transport plane. In a written statement posted on the official website of China's Ministry of National Defense, its spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian said: "Any foreign military aircraft are forbidden to land on China's territory without the approval of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and any unauthorized entry into China's territorial air space by foreign military vessels and aircraft will lead to serious consequences".
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