{"id":536129,"date":"2023-01-06T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-warship-travels-through-taiwan-strait-angering-china\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:25:38","slug":"us-warship-travels-through-taiwan-strait-angering-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-warship-travels-through-taiwan-strait-angering-china\/","title":{"rendered":"#US warship travels through Taiwan Strait angering China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1ae1b0e3e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1ae1b0e3e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-warship-travels-through-taiwan-strait-angering-china\/#%E2%80%9CUS_warship_travels_through_Taiwan_Strait_angering_China%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US warship travels through Taiwan Strait angering China&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_warship_travels_through_Taiwan_Strait_angering_China%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US warship travels through Taiwan Strait angering China&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A US warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the US military calls routine activity but which has riled China.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, US warships, and on occasion those from allied nations such as Britain and Canada, have sailed through the strait, drawing the ire of China, which claims Taiwan against the objections of its democratically elected government.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the US military said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.navy.mil\/Newsroom\/News\/Article\/3259832\/7th-fleet-destroyer-transits-taiwan-strait\/\">destroyer Chung-Hoon<\/a> carried out the transit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChung-Hoon\u2019s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States\u2019 commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Liu Pengyu, spokesman for China\u2019s embassy in Washington, said China firmly opposed the move and urged the United States to \u201cim<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely stop provoking troubles, escalating tensions and undermining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUS warships frequently flex muscles in the name of exercising freedom of navigation. This is not about keeping the region free and open,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait2.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"US Navy Lt. Hillary Lutkus working aboard the USS Chung-Hoon.US Navy Lt. Hillary Lutkus working aboard the USS Chung-Hoon.\" class=\"wp-image-25260971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>US Navy Lt. Hillary Lutkus working aboard the USS Chung-Hoon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">US Pacific Fleet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait1.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Alec Pagach on deck of the USS Chung-Hoon.\" class=\"wp-image-25260970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/USS-Taiwan-Strait1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Alec Pagach on deck of the USS Chung-Hoon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">US Pacific Fleet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cChina will continue to stay on high alert and is ready to respond to all threats and provocations at any time, and will resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army said it organized troops to monitor and guard the ship\u2019s transit, and \u201call movements were under control\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the strait, that its forces had monitored its passage and observed nothing out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow Taiwan Strait has been a frequent source of military tension since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with the communists, who established the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>China has never ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control. Taiwan vows to defend itself if attacked, saying Beijing\u2019s sovereignty claims are void as the People\u2019s Republic of China has never governed the island.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Chinese military plane\u00a0came within 10 feet of a US air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last month and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace.<\/p>\n<p>The close encounter followed what the United States has called a recent trend of increasingly dangerous behavior by Chinese military aircraft.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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