US destroyer crosses Taiwan Strait, risking Chinese anger

A US battleship crossed the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said, risking angering China, which claims sovereignty over the maritime thoroughfare. The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducted a "routine Taiwan Strait transit October 14 (local time) in accordance with international law," Seventh Fleet spokeswoman Reann Mommsen said in a statement.



October 15, 2020 at 08:09AM