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Two US Warships Sail Through The Disputed Taiwan Strait For The First Time Since Controversial Pelosi Visit

USS Antietam Wikicommons, US Navy © Wikicommons, US Navy

USS Chancellorsville Wikicommons, US navy © Wikicommons, US Navy 

Business Insider: US warships sail through the disputed Taiwan Strait for the first time since controversial Pelosi visit 

* The US Navy has confirmed two US missile cruisers passed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. 

* It comes just weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her controversial visit to Taiwan. 

* China said it was monitoring US naval movements and was ready to "thwart any provocation." 

Two US warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday. 

It comes just weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her controversial visit to Taiwan despite warnings from China, raising tensions between Beijing, the US, and Taiwan. She was the most senior US leader to visit the island in more than 25 years. 

Announcing the operation, the US Navy released a statement saying the guided missile cruisers, the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, sailed through the strait in a "routine" transit.  

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WNU Editor: This is not going unnoticed by the Chinese media .... US' old warships sailing through Taiwan Straits can't deter PLA at all, only confirms US' hostility toward China's reunification (global Times). 

Two US Warships Sail Through The Disputed Taiwan Strait For The First Time Since Controversial Pelosi Visit  

China's military says monitoring U.S. Navy in Taiwan Strait -- Reuters  

U.S. sails warships through Taiwan for first time since Pelosi visit -- CBS/AP  

US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit -- The Hill  

US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip -- CNN  

US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi's controversial visit -- FOX News  

U.S. warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit -- Axios



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