▲ U.S. Navy Mac Campbell


US warships also passed through the Taiwan Strait, a narrow sea between mainland China and Taiwan.

According to the Taiwan Free Times on the 14th, the Ministry of National Defense said the previous day that a US warship had moved through the Taiwan Strait from north to south.

The US Navy's Pacific Fleet also revealed that the destroyer Mac Campbell (DDG-85) passed the Taiwan Strait the day before through a Facebook account.

The US destroyer also passed the Taiwan Strait on the 23rd.

US ships' passage to the Taiwan Strait took place ahead of China's massive military training.

The People's Liberation Army of China begins a live-by-day fire drill in the waters of Tangshan, Hebei Province.

Training continues for two and a half months until July 31st.

Taiwan's Independence Tendency After the administration of President Tsai Ying-won, as China strengthened military demonstrations around Taiwan, the United States responded to this, raising the frequency of military activities around Taiwan and beating China.

In the past, US warships passed through the Taiwan Strait normally only once a year.

However, since last year, the United States has been sending a warship to the Taiwan Strait, which China considers its “offshore” on a monthly basis, to operate “freedom of navigation”.

(Photo = US Navy Pacific Fleet Facebook, Yonhap News)