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At the same time, it demonstrates “America’s ambition for a free and open region of India and the Pacific,” the fleet said. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the ship has crossed the strait.
The Chinese government has said it is monitoring the situation “closely”. China remains “on high alert” and “will respond at any time to any threat and provocation” and “will resolutely guarantee its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry.
The Taiwan Strait separates democratically governed Taiwan, which seceded from China in 1949, from mainland China. Beijing views the navigation of foreign ships as an attack on its sovereignty. Meanwhile, the United States and many other states treat the strait as international waters.
Washington, emphasizing international claims on the strait, regularly sends warships here.
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