US NAVY SENDS TWO DESTROYERS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS

Source: Naval Today

The US Navy has sent two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through the Taiwan Strait in what is the first such move since July 2017.

The passage of USS Mustin and USS Benfold was first reported by Taiwanese media and later confirmed by the Taiwan defense ministry and US Navy officials.

The Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China had followed the ships as they passed through the strait adding that the US “should avoid actions that endanger peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”

Read more at: https://navaltoday.com/2018/07/09/us-navy-sends-two-destroyers-through-taiwan-strait/

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