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Reuters: U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, second time in a month
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship has sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait for the second time in a month, Taiwanese and U.S. militaries said on Friday, amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and China and as a Chinese aircraft carrier passes near the island.
China, which considers Taiwan its own, has been angered by the Trump administration’s stepped-up support for the island, such as more arms sales, U.S. patrols near it and a visit to Washington by Vice President-elect William Lai in February.
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said the U.S. warship had transited the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the island from its giant neighbour China in a southerly direction and was continuing to sail south.
Taiwan’s armed forces monitored the ship which it described as being on an “ordinary mission”, the ministry added, without providing further details.
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Update: US warship sails though Taiwan Strait for second time in a month (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: These transits are becoming more and more common (as they should be).
2 comments:
The day will come when US warships will not pass through the Taiwan Strait without risking attack by China. War is coming, within 20 years certainly, likely within 10 years. Does anyone else see it?
US warships should transit the Taiwan strait as often as possible. Creates a sense of routine. Any let up in pressure would create a sense of de facto illegality.
/we'll worry about the war when Chinese aircraft carriers pass between Long Beach and the Channel Islands.
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