China Says It Warned The US Warship USS Port Royal When It Transited The Taiwan Strait

FILE PHOTO: The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal sails through the Pacific Ocean on December 13, 2005. REUTERS/Zack Baddorf/U.S. Navy photo/Handout (UNITED STATES).  

Reuters: China Says Warned U.S. Warship as It Transited Taiwan Strait 

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China's military said on Wednesday that it had monitored and warned a U.S. warship that had sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that happened shortly after China carried out drills near the island. 

The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal conducted a "routine" Taiwan Strait transit through international waters "in accordance with international law" on Tuesday, the second such mission in two weeks.  

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Update #1: US cruiser steams through Taiwan Strait, China protests (Taiwan News) 

Update #2: U.S. Cruiser Transits Taiwan Strait Days After Chinese Naval, Air Exercises (USNI News)  

WNU Editor: There is a war of words between China and the U.S. over these naval maneuvers .... China, US exchange barbs over military manoeuvres near Taiwan (Al Jazeera).

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