China Protests U.S. Navy's Latest Transit Through Taiwan Strait
- U.S. show of force comes as Trump prepares to meet Xi at G-20
- ‘The frequency of these reported passages is unprecedented’
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China again warned the U.S. against stoking military tensions after two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the third such show of force by the Navy this year.
The U.S. sailed an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Henry Kaiser-class fleet replenishment vessel through the strait on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Naval Institute, an independent organization that tracks naval affairs. The U.S. regularly sales through what it views as international waters.