CHINA-US: US NAVY SECONDS SECOND WARSHIP THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIT IN TWO WEEKS
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Al Jazeera (May 11) reported that the US 7th Fleet said the USS Port Royal, a Ticonderogaclass guided-missile cruiser, sailed near Taiwan “in accordance with international law”. The
PLA Eastern Theatre Command responded that it shadowed the US cruiser on May 10, and
accused the US of showing support for “Taiwan independence secessionist forces”. On Friday,
Beijing sent 18 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. It was the biggest
sortie since January 23, when Beijing sent 39 planes.
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