China Sends Military to Monitor US, UK Ships Transiting Taiwan Strait

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China sent its navy and air forces to monitor a US destroyer and a British frigate that sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday. The US and UK said the movements were "routine," while Beijing condemned the transits as "troublemaking and provocation."

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00:00China's military has condemned the recent transits of American and British naval ships through the

00:06Taiwan Strait. China says it sent naval and air forces to monitor the ships for troublemaking

00:11and provocation. The U.S. and U.K. called the transits by a U.S. destroyer and a British

00:17frigate routine, saying they were exercising freedom of navigation. Transits through the

00:23Taiwan Strait have been frequent in recent months. The U.S., U.K. and Taiwan consider the

00:28Strait to be international waters.

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