The US Navy statement said the cruisers “moved through a corridor in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state”.
The US Navy statement said the cruisers “moved through a corridor in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state”.
The US Navy is sailing two warships through the Strait of Taiwan on Sunday, the first such transit promoted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosic visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.
The US 7th Fleet stated that the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville were making regular transit.
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The statement said the cruisers “moved through a corridor in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state”.
China conducted several military exercises in the strait after Pelosi visited the self-ruled island against threats from Beijing as it sought to punish Taiwan.
Since Pelosi’s visit, China has sent several warships sailing into the Strait of Taiwan and the waters around Taiwan, as well as sending warplanes and firing long-range missiles.
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It sees the island as part of its national territory and opposes any travel by foreign governments to recognize Taiwan as its own state.
The US regularly sends its ships through the Taiwan Strait, which it calls freedom of navigation maneuvers.
A 100-mile-wide (160-kilometer-wide) strait divides Taiwan from China.