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The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August.

China conducted many military exercises​ in the strait as it sought to punish Taiwan after Pelosi visited the self-ruled island against Beijing's threats.

The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the U.S. 7th Fleet said. It comes at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.

The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.

Taipei (Taiwan), Aug. 28 (PTI/AP): The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicised since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy. The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the US 7th Fleet said. The cruisers transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state , the statem...

CROWDED: While two US Seventh Fleet ships passed through the Strait, 23 Chinese aircraft and eight Chinese ships operated around Taiwan, the defense ministry said/ AFP, WASHINGTON

The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a "routine transit" in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.

The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.

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Chinese armed forces are on high alert to halt any provocations after the US Navy cruisers went through the Taiwan Strait.