Two warships of the United States Navy have circulated this Sunday through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited the island, which caused tensions in the region due to the repeated military exercises by China.
“The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) are conducting a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on August 28 through waters where the freedoms of navigation apply and overflight on the high seas in accordance with international law,” the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement.
The transit of both ships has taken place through a corridor “that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State”, justifies the letter. In this sense, Washington explains that these actions “demonstrate America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
“The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows,” the statement concludes. The US regularly sends ships to this region. In October 2018, April 2019 and December 2020, it moved two vessels each time, the ‘Japan Times’ newspaper reports.
From the official Chinese press This decision has been taken as a new provocation by the United States, causing the tension between the two countries to increase even more.
Source: Lasexta
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