US Navy guided-missile destroyers and guided-missile cruisers. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Caleb Swigart
Business Insider: US Navy warships just rocked the Taiwan Strait in a power play ahead of Trump's meeting with the Chinese president
* The US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale and the underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos sailed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday.
* The maneuver through the closely-watched strait comes just days ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit.
* Tensions between Washington and Beijing have been running high these past few months as a number of key issues go unresolved.
The US Navy sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, just days ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale, accompanied by the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos, the US Pacific Fleet explained to Business Insider in an emailed statement.
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Update: Two U.S. Navy ships pass through Taiwan Strait, opposing China (Reuters)
WNU Editor: If you want to irritate the Chinese, this is the way to do it.
