US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait after war games in China

TAIPEI:

The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the US Navy said Monday, describing it as a “routine” transit, but one that came just days after China’s latest war games over the island ended .

China, which regards Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three-day drills around Taiwan last Monday, during which it practiced precision strikes and blockaded the island.

She staged the drills to express her anger at Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The US Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius has conducted a “routine cross-strait transit” through waters “where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.” “.

The ship’s transit demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, she added.

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