U.S. Navy Aegis Destroyer Passes Through Taiwan Straits China's Aspiration for Control 12 May 46 12:46
The US Navy has revealed that the 7th Fleet Aegis destroyer passed the Taiwan Strait on the 13th. In the United States, there is a concern that China is mounting military pressure on Taiwan in the wake of the global epidemic of the new coronavirus, and it seems that it aims to restrain China.
The 7th Fleet of the United States Navy has issued a statement, revealing that the Aegis destroyer "McCampbell" deployed at Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture has passed the Taiwan Strait on the 13th of local time.
US Navy ships passed the Taiwan Strait twice a month last month, and the US Navy is accelerating the pace of sending ships to the Taiwan Strait.
The US-China Economic and Security Investigation Commission, an advisory body to the US Parliament, issued a report on the 12th, and China's military aircraft entered the Taiwan side three times over the middle line of the Taiwan Strait for the last time. In addition, last month, China's aircraft carrier "Liaoning" sailed around Taiwan and said, "While the world is distracted by the new coronavirus, China is increasing military pressure on Taiwan. I have expressed concern.
In the United States, some people are worried about the impact on the immediate response, such as the outbreak of the nuclear aircraft carrier "Theodore Roosevelt" that was sailing in the Pacific Ocean, and the US Navy is in the Taiwan Strait. By dispatching ships, it seems that the aim is to dispel such voices and restrain China.