U.S. Ships Pass Through Taiwan Strait as China Tensions Climb

U.S. naval ships transited through the Taiwan Strait as faltering trade talks and the Trump administration’s move to restrict Chinese tech companies’ access to the American market fuels tensions.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl conducted a routine transit through the waters on Wednesday and Thursday in accordance with international law, U.S. Seventh Fleet public affairs officer Clay Doss confirmed to Bloomberg News in an email.