US warship sails through Taiwan Strait after...

April 17, 2023 10:13

The United States Navy, on Sunday (local time), said that its guided-missile destroyer, USS Milius, has conducted a "routine" Taiwan Strait transit through waters but it came days after China concluded its military drills around the island, according to the official statement.

In a statement, US Navy 7th Fleet said, "The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law."

"The ship transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State. Milius' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows," it added.

China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday. This drill came in the response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Last week, Monday, China's Eastern Command said in a statement that the exercise "completely tested the integrated joint combat ability of multiple military branches under actual combat conditions", Al Jazeera reported.
-- ANI

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