US warship sails through Taiwan Strait

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 18, 2023 12:54 am

TAIPEI: A US warship sailed through the waters separating Taiwan and mainland China, the US Navy said, days after Beijing staged war games around the self-ruled island.

Led by the United States, multiple Western navies regularly conduct 'freedom of navigation operations' to assert the international status of regional waterways such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.

This handout from the US Navy taken and released on April 16, 2023 shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The US Navy said its guided-missile destroyer the USS Milius had sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a freedom of navigation operation carried out days after China staged massive war games around the island. Greg JOHNSON / US NAVY / AFP

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