Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/07
By: Matt Yu, Yeh Su-ping and Ko Lin
Taipei, July 7 (CNA) Two U.S. Navy vessels crossed into the Taiwan Strait from the south
Image taken from U.S. Navy’s official website
and were continuing on a northeasterly course, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed late Saturday.
The ships were identified as Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, the MND said.
The last time a U.S. Navy ship transited the Taiwan Strait was in 2007, during the administration of George W. Bush.
The possibility of such a move had been mooted in statements by U.S. officials in early June. [FULL STORY]