{"id":46814,"date":"2018-07-07T19:45:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T19:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/07\/us-navy-destroyers-make-a-rare-passage-through-the-taiwan-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:16:37","slug":"us-navy-destroyers-make-a-rare-passage-through-the-taiwan-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/07\/07\/us-navy-destroyers-make-a-rare-passage-through-the-taiwan-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy destroyers make a rare passage through the Taiwan Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The U.S. Navy sent two destroyers through the Taiwan Strait, the first U.S. warships to pass through the strait since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/digital-show-dailies\/navy-league\/2018\/04\/10\/in-japan-a-hard-hit-fleet-is-steadying-on-a-new-course\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Japan-based destroyers Mustin and Benfold<\/a> passed through the the 110-mile-wide strait between Taiwan and China late Saturday evening local time, Taiwan News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/3476677\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes as China and the U.S. are at odds over both China\u2019s military buildup in the South China Sea and a growing trade dispute. <\/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\/2018\/06\/04\/us-moves-to-justify-sail-by-operations-in-south-china-sea\/\" 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\/USS-Kidd-South-China-Sea.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 moves to justify sail-by operations in South China Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A senior U.S. Navy officer has pushed back against suggestions at a regional security summit that freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea have been ineffective.<\/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\">The Navy confirmed the transit and said it was routine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwo U.S. Navy ships conducted a routine transit through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait on July 7-8 (local time),\u201d said Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. 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