US Warship Sails By means of Taiwan Strait Following China Battle Video games

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S. warship USS Milius sailed by means of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the U.S. Navy mentioned on Monday, describing it as a “routine” transit, however coming simply days after China ended its newest battle video games across the island.

China, which views Taiwan as its personal territory, formally ended its three days of workouts round Taiwan final Monday the place it practiced precision strikes and blockading the island.

It staged the drills to precise anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s assembly with U.S. Home of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The U.S. Navy’s seventh Fleet mentioned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius carried out a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” by means of waters “the place high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with worldwide regulation”.

The ship’s transit demonstrates the US’ dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific, it added.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Modifying by Christopher Cushing and Lincoln Feast.)

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