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U.S. Navy Warships Patrol Taiwan Strait
« on: April 29, 2019, 02:52:51 pm »
U.S. Navy Warships Patrol Taiwan Strait
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-warships-patrol-taiwan-strait/
April 29, 2019

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.

The voyage risks further raising tensions with China but will likely be viewed by self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of support from the Trump administration amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing.

Taiwan is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and China’s increasingly muscular military posture in the South China Sea, where the United States also conducts freedom-of-navigation patrols.

The two destroyers were identified as the William P. Lawrence and Stethem. The 112-mile-wide (180-km) Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan from China....

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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2019, 10:14:45 am »
US Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait, Defense Ministry Says

29 Apr 2019
Fox News | By Bradford Betz

Taiwan's defense ministry on Monday said two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, a move likely to heighten tension with Beijing.

The ships sailed from the south to the north through the waterway that divides Taiwan from mainland China, the ministry said.
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Beijing frequently objects to the movement of foreign military vessels through the contest area on its claim to Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/04/29/us-warships-sail-through-taiwan-strait-defense-ministry-says.html
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2019, 07:29:52 pm »
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Anyone else noticing the escalation on so many fronts right now?  NK, China, Iran, Venezuela

I don't think this is any accident or coincidence.
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2019, 09:34:22 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on May 06, 2019, 07:29:52 pm
Anyone else noticing the escalation on so many fronts right now?  NK, China, Iran, Venezuela

I don't think this is any accident or coincidence.


It’s not a coincidence. Right now, the US economy is doing very well. Any serious addressing of these hotspots has the potential derail it. Bad actors know they can push limits, at this moment.
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