A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbor China, at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday in accordance with international law. “The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows,” it said. A spokesman for China’s Eastern Theatre Command on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to the move. “The U.S. actions sends the wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces, deliberately disrupting the regional situation and endangering peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” he said. Chinese forces tracked and monitored the ship throughout its voyage, he added. The Chinese regime sees self-ruled Taiwan …
US Warship Again Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Prompting Anger From Beijing
May 18, 2021
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