US Navy destroyer transits Taiwan Strait on same day as Chinese drills
11 Apr 2020 12:26PM
TAIPEI: A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday (Apr 10), the US and Taiwan militaries said, the same day that Chinese fighter jets drilled in waters close to the democratically-ruled island.
China, which considers Taiwan its own, has been angered by the Trump administration's stepped-up support for the island, such as more arms sales, U.S. patrols near it and a visit to Washington by Vice President-elect William Lai in February.
Taiwan and China are also embroiled in a bitter spat about the former's lack of membership of the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak, because of objections by Beijing, which views it as merely a Chinese province.
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