Taiwan's defence ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the strait and that during its transit the situation in the strait was "as normal". The U.S. Navy sails warships through the strait around once a month, and also regularly conducts similar freedom of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan. The U.S. Navy’s 7th fleet said in a statemen...
Define Taiwan Strait. Taiwan Strait synonyms, Taiwan Strait pronunciation, Taiwan Strait translation, English dictionary definition of Taiwan Strait. also For·mo·sa Strait An arm of the Pacific Ocean between Taiwan and China. It links the East China Se
The United States militaryreleased video Mondayof what it called an "unsafe" Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. vessel to slow to avoid a collision.Theincident occurredas the A...
The 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy said Tuesday that a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance plane had transited the international airspace over the Taiwan Strait "in accordance with international law," adding that the plane's presence showed, "the United States' commitment to a fre...
US Navy Ship Sails Through Taiwan Strait Amid Rising Tensions With China Commander Clay Doss, a spokesman for the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, said the Antietam conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit over the last two days "in accordance with international law". China 'concerned' by US-Taiwan...
The US Navy conducted a transit through the Taiwan Strait as top American and Chinese military leaders gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Earlier Saturday, Austin used a speech at the event to warn that a conflict over Taiwan would “affect the global economy in ways that we ...
A Navy official on Friday said it could still send an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait in spite of recent military advances by China that could heighten the threat posed to U.S. warships. “We don’t really see any kind of limitation on whatev
(10) the Secretary of Defense should continue regular transits of United States Navy vessels through the Taiwan Strait, commend the armed forces of France for their April 6, 2019, legal transit of the Taiwan Strait, and encourage allies and partners to follow suit in conducting such transits, ...
The Chinese military on Wednesday said its warplanes shadowed a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft as it flew over the Taiwan Strait, a waterway that runs between mainland China and Taiwan. Part of the South China Sea, the strait has become the subject of growing disputes, as China says...