00:00A U.S. Navy aircraft has flown through the Taiwan Strait.
00:03The U.S. 7th Fleet said the transit on Wednesday
00:07"...demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
00:11China says its military tracks and monitor the transit.
00:14This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing at the end of the month.
00:20Separately, five Chinese military aircraft and six ships were spotted around Taiwan between Wednesday and Thursday morning.
00:27That's the highest number reported since late February.
00:30The unusually low activity coincided with China's biggest annual political gathering.
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