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Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait amid China trade war: officials (Fox News)
Fox News ^ | Just in | By Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News

Posted on 07/07/2018 5:54:42 PM PDT by cba123

Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers sailed through the Taiwan Strait separating mainland China from the island of Taiwan, a message likely to stoke more tensions between Washington and Beijing amid an ongoing trade war.

The American destroyers Mustin and Benfold, both based in Japan, transited the strait from south to northeast beginning at roughly 9 pm ET Friday night and will conclude mid-afternoon Saturday around 5 p.m. ET, according to three U.S. defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media. The development was first reported by Taiwan News.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: america; china; shipmovement; trumpasia; trumpdod; usnavy
Just a note, from the article:

"It was the first time since July 2017 that a U.S. warship transited the strait. USS Mustin is part of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group, which has been patrolling the South China Sea in recent weeks."

Two ships.

Seems like a carefully gauged, mild escalation.

Maybe.

1 posted on 07/07/2018 5:54:42 PM PDT by cba123
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To: cba123

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/07/two-us-warships-sail-through-taiwan-strait-amid-china-trade-war-officials.html


2 posted on 07/07/2018 5:55:04 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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Are these not international waters?


3 posted on 07/07/2018 5:55:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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.. according to three U.S. defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media

marvelous

4 posted on 07/07/2018 5:59:13 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: tomkat

You beat me.


5 posted on 07/07/2018 6:00:25 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: BenLurkin

Kaohsiung, Taiwan was a frequent port of call for the US Navy while I was in. My buddy and I took a hydrofoil ferry to the communist side. Wasn’t any noticeable difference at that time. We were amazed to see a Black Angus Steakhouse among other capitalist businesses.


6 posted on 07/07/2018 6:11:46 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
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To: BenLurkin
> Are these not international waters? <

International waters? Not according to China.


7 posted on 07/07/2018 6:35:33 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Leaning Right

“Not according to China.”

Which begs the question; If you can’t defend it, is it really yours?

If the US Navy uses it to dump their sewage, is it really yours?


8 posted on 07/07/2018 7:21:13 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: cba123

39 years ago, I was on the USS Chicago, probably two days out from landing in Taiwan. Jimmy Carter then announced the closing of the Taiwan embassy and riots broke out in Taiwan. We never anchored, and I’m pretty sure no US Navy ships have either since.


9 posted on 07/07/2018 8:12:33 PM PDT by 11th_VA (ItÂ’s the Enforcement Stupid)
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To: cba123

were there any container ships nearby?


10 posted on 07/07/2018 8:59:35 PM PDT by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
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To: cba123

This is good news!


11 posted on 07/07/2018 9:47:30 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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Considering the trade impasse, the timing of the Freedom of Navigation exercise makes Generalissimo Xi look really weak. He’s already made himself “Dictator for Life” so I’m not sure what else he can do to persuade his inner circle that he’s the Man with the Plan.


12 posted on 07/08/2018 11:41:08 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: ro_dreaming

Incredible that they didn’t hit anything, isn’t it?


13 posted on 07/08/2018 5:10:03 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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