{"id":1626172,"date":"2022-08-29T21:49:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T01:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626172"},"modified":"2022-08-29T21:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T01:49:55","slug":"us-sends-warships-into-taiwan-strait-amid-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sends-warships-into-taiwan-strait-amid-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"US sends warships into Taiwan Strait amid tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-sends-warships-into-taiwan-strait-amid-tensions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2742835\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2742835\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2742835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ap22240152611720-bc9d02122d3fcace5ff8865d3c25647d1b6c7850-s600-c85.webp\" alt=\"The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy is sailing the USS Chancellorsville and the USS Antietam warships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August. AP\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2742835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy is sailing the USS Chancellorsville and the USS Antietam warships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August.<br \/>AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:48 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 29, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Tensions with China over Taiwan continue to escalate as the Pentagon sends US warships into the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USNavy<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USSAntietam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USSAntietam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USSChancellorsville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USSChancellorsville<\/a> are conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit August 28 (local time) through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3nIGSmuWsh\">https:\/\/t.co\/3nIGSmuWsh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTbVpn4U8g\">pic.twitter.com\/lTbVpn4U8g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 7th Fleet (@US7thFleet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US7thFleet\/status\/1563730588892291072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to reports on Sunday, USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville have sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-Calif.) visit. The US 7th-Fleet said the move was \u2018a routine transit\u2019 to ensure \u2018freedom of navigation\u2019. Chinese diplomats have been opposed to US-Taiwanese cooperation by saying it poses a risk of military escalation.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, a number of prominent public figures are voicing opposition to provoking China. Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd shared his thoughts on the topic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u201cThe Chinese can\u2019t encircle Taiwan,\u201d Waters said. \u201cTaiwan is part of China. And we\u2019ve all completely accepted that for the last fifty years. The whole world has accepted. The encircling that\u2019s going on is the encircling of China by the United States of America and their attempts now to push NATO into the South China Sea. It is so provocative.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of US lawmakers have visited Taiwan following Pelosi\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taiwan is our strongest partner in the Indo-Pacific Region. <\/p>\n<p>It was my honor to meet with President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iingwen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iingwen<\/a> in Taipei to reaffirm my support for Taiwan\u2019s freedom and future success.  <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why in the Senate, I\u2019m working to ensure Taiwan has the capacity to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1563360373298049024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These visits have sparked additional condemnation and threats of retaliation by the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/harris-cant-explain-wholl-pay-for-student-debt-forgiveness\/\">Harris Can\u2019t Explain Who\u2019ll Pay For \u2018Student Debt Forgiveness\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2016. 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