US urged to cease irresponsible actions
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Chinese military: US warship threatens cross-Straits peace, stability By Zhang Zhihao | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-19 09:55 Share CLOSE
The passage of the United States guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday has threatened the peace and stability in the region, which the Chinese military strongly opposes, the People s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
Air Force Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, the command s spokesman, said the US action has sent the wrong signals to Taiwan separatist forces, and deliberately disrupted the regional situation and undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
China criticizes passage of USS John S. McCain through Taiwan Strait
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The destroyer USS John S. McCain transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy announced. Photo by MCS1 Jeremy Graham/U.S. Navy
April 7 (UPI) The transit of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday drew swift condemnation from the Chinese military.
The ship sailed through the strait separating Tainan and China, in a routine exercise demonstrating the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific [Ocean], a Navy statement on Wednesday said.
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In a statement, Col. Zhang Chunhui, spokesman for China s People s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, said the action sent an erroneous signal to forces supporting Taiwan s independence from China.