U.S. destroyer transits through strait between China, Taiwan

A U.S. Navy destroyer passed through the strait between China and Taiwan in the southerly direction, the Defense Ministry of the self-ruled island said Thursday.The Navy's 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer John Finn conducted a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday local time, adding it "demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.""The United States military will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows," it added.China regards Taiwan as a renegade province awaiting unification, by force if necessary.The U.S. admini…READ FULL ARTICLE