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...
“The ship transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State. John Finn’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle,” Greene...
U.S. Playing Dangerous Game, China Says, After Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait More By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of playing a dangerous game with its support for Taiwan, after a U.S. warship passed through the sensitiv...
The Chinese ship did not attempt a similar maneuver on the Canadian frigate, which was sailing behind the American destroyer. “Chung-Hoon and Montreal’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the combined U.S.-Canadian commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the Indo-Pacif...
strait between Taiwan and mainland China.China claims the democratic self-governing island of Taiwan as part of its territory and maintains the strait is part of its exclusive economic zone while the U.S. and its allies regularly sail through and fly over the passage to emphasize their ...
While the US military carries out these types of operations throughout the year, the proposal being circulated calls for several missions to take place in just a few days. While one official described it as “just an idea,” it is far enough along that there is a classified operational na...