00:00China's military says it trailed and monitored two U.S. Navy ships that sailed through the Taiwan
00:05Strait on Friday and Saturday. This is the first U.S. naval transit through the strait since U.S.
00:11President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in November on the sidelines of the
00:16APEC summit in South Korea. It is the fourth such transit of Trump's second term. Taiwan's
00:21Defense Ministry said it does not comment on partners' movements within the strait,
00:25adding that the strait is an international waterway with freedom of navigation.
00:30Meanwhile, China claims Taiwan and the strait as its territory,
00:34with an official saying China would resolutely defend its national sovereignty.
