{"id":3953,"date":"2022-08-28T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T07:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/us-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-first-since-pelosi-visit\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T07:28:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T07:28:53","slug":"us-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-first-since-pelosi-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/us-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-first-since-pelosi-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"US warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON: Two US Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday (Aug 28), the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which regards the island as its territory.<\/p>\n<p>The US Navy, confirming a Reuters report, said cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam were carrying out the ongoing operation. Such operations usually take eight to 12 hours to complete and are closely monitored by China&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years US warships, and on occasion those from allied nations such as Britain and Canada, have routinely sailed through the strait, drawing the ire of China which claims Taiwan against the objections of its democratically elected government.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s Taiwan trip in early August infuriated China which saw it as a US attempt to interfere in its internal affairs. China subsequently launched military drills near the island which have since continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These (US) ships transited through a corridor in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state,&#8221; the US Navy said.<\/p>\n<p>The operation demonstrates the United States&#8217; commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and the US military flies, sails and operates anywhere international law allows, the navy said.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese military&#8217;s Eastern Theater Command said it was following the ships and warning them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Troops in the theater remain on high alert and are ready to thwart any provocation at any time,&#8221; it added in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&#8217;s defense ministry said the ships were sailing in a southerly direction and that its forces were observing but that &#8220;the situation was as normal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Two US Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday (Aug 28), the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which regards the island as its territory. 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