The USS Benfold, one of the US warships that sailed into the Tawain Strait on July 7, 2018, is seen in 2017 near Guam in an image released by the US Navy
FOX News/AP: Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait amid China trade war: officials
Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers sailed through the Taiwan Strait separating mainland China from the island of Taiwan, a message likely to stoke more tensions between Washington and Beijing amid an ongoing trade war.
The American destroyers Mustin and Benfold, both based in Japan, transited the strait from south to northeast beginning at roughly 9 pm ET Friday night and will conclude mid-afternoon Saturday around 5 p.m. ET, according to three U.S. defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media. The development was first reported by Taiwan News.
There was no immediate response from U.S. Pacific Command.
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WNU Editor: No response from China yet, but I am sure there will be an announcement made from the foreign office that will be critical of this move.
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