According to Bloomberg, only nine ships of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet made the passage through the strait in 2022.
It is also noted that the United States carried out four "free navigation" operations, which is the lowest number in the past six years.
According to the agency, this may indicate that the United States has taken a course to reduce tensions with China over the issue of Taiwan.
“Such changes by the US are also associated with improved relations with China after Xi Jinping’s November meeting with President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Indonesia,” the agency writes.
A US Navy destroyer passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, January 5.