US Navy Sends The Destroyer USS John McCain Through The Taiwan Strait For The First Time Under President Biden
US Navy said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (pictured in 2017) conducted 'a routine transit' through the waterway separating the Chinese mainland and Taiwan
Hong Kong (CNN)The United States Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the first time a US warship has gone through the waterway that separates China and Taiwan during the Biden administration.
The Japan-based USS John S McCain made the routine transit in accordance with international law, Lt. Joe Keiley, a spokesperson for the US Navy's 7th Fleet, said in a statement.
"The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The United States military will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows," Keiley said.
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WNU Editor: China has responded .... China denounces U.S. warship's sailing through Taiwan Straits (CGTN). More here .... China says it is paying 'close attention' as the first US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait since Joe Biden's inauguration (Daily Mai), and here .... China ready to ‘respond to all threats and provocations at any time’ as US warship crosses Taiwan Strait (RT).
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US Navy Sends The Destroyer USS John McCain Through The Taiwan Strait For The First Time Under President Biden
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