The US Navy said the two ships passing through the Taiwan Strait were the destroyer of the Arleigh Burke USS Ralph Johnson and the Pathfinder USNS Bowditch. The two ships made a trip from North to South from 10-12.2, according to Reuters quoted from the US Navy.
USS Ralph Johnson’s destroyer in the South China Sea in August
“The trip takes place through a corridor in the Taiwan Strait located outside the territorial waters of any coastal country. In this corridor, all countries are entitled to freedom of navigation, flying and history The use of international legal signs other than the freedoms related to the sea, “the Navy officer Matthew Comer, a spokesman at the US Indo-Pacific Command, emphasized.
This is the first time the US Navy has sent Chinese to the Taiwan Strait since Donald Trump took office for the second term president on January 20, according to Reuters.
The US Navy issued the statement after the China Central Television Station (CCTV) reported that the Chinese military announced that they had organized the Navy and Air Force to monitor their maritime activities of A US destroyer and oceanical survey ship crossed the Taiwan Strait from 10-12.2.
A spokesman Ly Hi of the Eastern war zone of the Chinese army said that the behavior of the two US ships broke the wrong signal and increased the risk of security. “The soldiers in the battlefield are always on a high alarm and resolutely defending national sovereignty and security as well as peace and stability in the region,” CCTV quoted Mr. Ly.
