China is hysterical! US warship again transits sensitive Taiwan Strait
u.s warship again sailed through thesensitive taiwan strait on tuesday partof what the u.s military calls routineactivity but which always riles chinawhose government believes washington istrying to stir regional tensionsthe u.s navy said the arleighburke-class guided-missile destroyermiley has conducted a routine taiwanstrait transit through internationalwaters in accordance with internationallawthe ships transit through the taiwanstrait demonstrates the u.s commitmentto a free and open indo-pacificthe united states military flies sailsand operates anywhere international lawallows it addedthere was no immediate response fromchinalast month the chinese militarycondemned the united states and canadafor each sending a warship through thetaiwan strait saying they werethreatening peace and stability in theregionchina claims democratically ruled taiwanas its own territory and has mountedrepeated air force missions intotaiwan's air defense identification zoneover the past year or so provoking angerin taipeithe united states like most countrieshas no formal diplomatic ties withtaiwan but is its most importantinternational backer and armed supplierbeijing calls taiwan the most sensitiveand important issue in its relationswith washingtonu.s navy ships have been transiting thestrait roughly monthly to the anger ofbeijingu.s allies occasionally also send shipsthrough the strait including britain inseptember
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