US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games

This handout photo from the US Navy taken on November 20, 2021 shows the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) sailing in the South China Sea. (AFP)
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  • The US Navy鈥檚 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a 鈥渞outine Taiwan Strait transit鈥� through waters 鈥渨here high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law鈥�

TAIPEI: The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the US Navy said on Monday, describing it as a 鈥渞outine鈥� transit, but coming just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday where it practiced precision strikes and blockading the island.
It staged the drills to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen鈥檚 meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The US Navy鈥檚 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a 鈥渞outine Taiwan Strait transit鈥� through waters 鈥渨here high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.鈥�
The ship鈥檚 transit demonstrates the United States鈥� commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, it added.