US Cuts Taiwan Transits Even as China Steps Up Military Pressure
- US Navy sent the fewest warships through strait since 2018
- Relations with China have improved since Biden-Xi meeting
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The US reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years even as China stepped up military pressure on the island it vows to one day control.
The US 7th Fleet sent nine warships through the body of water separating China and Taiwan last year, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. The fleet did say it sailed a destroyer though on Thursday, one the Chinese military said it monitored.