The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Russell sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, according to the militaries of the United States and Taiwan [File: US Navy/Benjamin J. Kuntz/Handout NN/SV via Reuters]
Reuters: U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries said, on the same day as the 31st anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square.
China, which considers Taiwan its territory, has been angered by the Trump administration’s stepped-up support for the self-ruled, democratic island, such as more arms sales and nearby U.S. patrols.
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