US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#62ZSR)
China's military says it is monitoring the US ships, maintaining a high alert and ready to defeat any provocations
The US Navy said two warships were sailing through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such operation since heightened tensions with China over the Taiwan visit of the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville were conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit", the US 7th fleet said in a statement.
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