A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the service announced.A spokesperson for U.S. 7th Fleet confirmed to USNI News that USS Milius initiated the transit on Monday and finished on Tuesday.Lt. Nicholas Lingo said in a statement,“Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Nov. 23 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law. The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows.”U.S Navy has conducted multiple FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operation) in the South China Sea and continues to do so.In this video Defense Updates analyzes why China is helplessly protesting the Taiwan Strait transit of USS Milius?
USS Milius of #USNavy transits through #TaiwanStrait !
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