U.S., U.K. Warships Transit Taiwan Strait, Pentagon Confirms

A U.S. and U.K. warship transited the Taiwan Strait last week drawing protests from Beijing, USNI News has learned. U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76) and anti-submarine frigate HMS Richmond (F239) sailed through the strait on Sept. 12, a Pentagon official confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. “USS Higgins (DDG-76) and a Royal Navy frigate conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Sept. 12 (local time) through waters where freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law,” reads the statement. “The ships transited through a corridor in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastalRead More