{"id":182255,"date":"2022-08-28T11:38:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/?p=182255"},"modified":"2022-08-28T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:38:04","slug":"u-s-warships-transit-taiwan-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/u-s-warships-transit-taiwan-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182256\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM.jpeg 1000w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-300x207.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-768x530.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-218x150.jpeg 218w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-696x480.jpeg 696w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-609x420.jpeg 609w, http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/67PHRV2K2JPO5MVPTNNIGSCHZM-100x70.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two United States warships are sailing through international waters in the Taiwan Strait in the first such operation since China staged unprecedented military drill\u00a0in the waterway last month.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Sunday, the US Navy said the transit \u201cdemonstrates the United States\u2019 commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions in the Taiwan Strait soared to their highest level in years this month after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, reacted by staging days of air and sea exercises around the self-ruled island.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing, which has never ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control, saw the trip as a US attempt to interfere in China\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Three US officials told the Reuters news agency on the condition of anonymity that US Navy cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam were carrying out the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Such operations usually take between eight and 12 hours to complete and are closely monitored by the Chinese military.<\/p>\n<p>US warships, and on occasion those from allied nations such as the United Kingdom and Canada, have routinely sailed through the Strait in recent years, drawing Beijing\u2019s anger.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How hard would it be for China to invade Taiwan? | Project Force\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qaYQNyJlNFk\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two United States warships are sailing through international waters in the Taiwan Strait in the first such operation since China staged unprecedented military drill\u00a0in the waterway last month. In a statement on Sunday, the US Navy said the transit \u201cdemonstrates the United States\u2019 commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific\u201d. 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