A Chinese Navy ship maneuvered in an 'unsafe manner' near an American destroyer transiting the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
A Chinese Navy ship maneuvered in an"unsafe manner" near an American destroyer transiting the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. military said Saturday.
The Chinese ship"executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner in the vicinity" of the Chung-Hoon, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement. The incident occurred as the Chung-Hoon sailed through the Taiwan Strait with a Canadian warship in a joint mission through the sensitive waterway that separates self-ruled Taiwan from China."The relevant countries are intentionally creating trouble in the Taiwan Strait, deliberately stirring up risks, and maliciously undermining regional peace and stability," said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, the spokesman of China's Eastern Theatre Command.
A U.S. official told CBS News the meeting was designed to emphasize"the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels."
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