Chinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taipei and Washington's defense ministries said.
The two vessels sailed through the strait hours before a highly anticipated call between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over the Ukraine crisis. FILE PHOTO
The two vessels sailed through the strait hours before a highly anticipated call between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over the Ukraine crisis.The waterway -- which separates China from self-ruled, democratic Taiwan -- is a flashpoint for the world's navies. In a short statement sent to AFP via text message, Taiwan's defense ministry confirmed the passage of China's Shandong aircraft carrier on Friday.
The US Department of Defense later told AFP by email that "one of our destroyers" sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday.
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