US-China tension high: Two US warships cross the Taiwan Strait

2022-08-28 15:14:02Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
US-China tension high: Two US warships cross the Taiwan Strait
Two US warships pass through the Taiwan Strait

Two American warships, the USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville, passed through the Taiwan Strait. The news was announced by the United States Navy.

This is the first of China's unprecedented military maneuvers near the island. "This demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region," a US Navy press release said.

The two American cruisers are making a routine transit as reported by the US Seventh Fleet. The ships "passed a corridor in the strait that lies beyond the territorial sea of ​​any coastal state," the statement said.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Armed Forces are on standby "to stop any provocation". This is what the Russian agency Ria Novosti wrote, citing the spokesman of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Command, Shi Yi.

“US Navy cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam passed through the Taiwan Strait on August 28, drawing widespread attention.

Our command escorted the American cruisers and exercised complete control over their operations.

"Unit commanders are on high alert to stop any provocation at the right time," the Chinese military spokesman said.


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