{"id":66998,"date":"2021-05-19T20:27:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/19\/china-protests-latest-passage-of-us-navy-ship-through-taiwan-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:02:49","slug":"china-protests-latest-passage-of-us-navy-ship-through-taiwan-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/05\/19\/china-protests-latest-passage-of-us-navy-ship-through-taiwan-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"China protests latest passage of US Navy ship through Taiwan Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 China on Wednesday protested the latest passage by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/02\/04\/navy-warships-transit-of-taiwan-strait-a-first-under-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\">a U.S. Navy ship through the Taiwan Strait<\/a>, calling it a provocation that undermined peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy\u2019s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Tuesday in accordance with international law. The passage \u201cdemonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/us-navy-transits-to-counter-china-increased-sharply-under-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">international law allows<\/a>,\u201d the Navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2021\/03\/16\/us-navy-transits-to-counter-china-increased-sharply-under-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21074807509543.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the strait is in international waters, China claims self-governing Taiwan as its own territory and regards the U.S. Navy\u2019s presence in the area as a show of support for the island\u2019s democratic government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on the Defense Ministry website, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command Col. Zhang Chunhui said the U.S. actions were \u201csending wrong signals to the \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 forces, deliberately disrupting and sabotaging the regional situation and endangering peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/20\/china-monitored-us-warship-during-taiwan-strait-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese forces tracked and monitored the ship<\/a> and \u201cstrictly guarded against all threats and provocations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6651145.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailors haul line during a replenishment-at-sea May 17, 2021, with fleet replenishment oiler Henry J. 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(MC3 Zenaida Roth\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China last month complained that activity by U.S. military ships and surveillance planes directed at it has increased significantly under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was particularly disturbed by close-in observation of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and its battle group by a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea, as advertised by a widely distributed photo of U.S. officers relaxing on deck with the Chinese flattop well within sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/03\/10\/us-military-conducted-fewer-fonops-in-fy-2020\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" 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