{"id":1943687,"date":"2023-06-04T02:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T06:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-maneuver-in-open-waters-of-taiwan-strait-unsafe-violates-international-law-us-indo-pacific-command\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T02:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T06:16:53","slug":"chinas-maneuver-in-open-waters-of-taiwan-strait-unsafe-violates-international-law-us-indo-pacific-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-maneuver-in-open-waters-of-taiwan-strait-unsafe-violates-international-law-us-indo-pacific-command\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s actions in the Taiwan Strait violate international law and are deemed unsafe by the US Indo-Pacific Command."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fchinas-maneuver-in-open-waters-of-taiwan-strait-unsafe-violates-international-law-us-indo-pacific-command%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=1943687&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--><h2>US Military Condemns Chinese Aggression Against US Ship in Taiwan Strait<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0604\/e5020891-c37e-4ca1-95b1-b2e11fcef927\/audio.mp3?length=4550157&#038;duration=379\"><\/div>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has once again shown aggression towards the United States, this time against a US ship. The US military has condemned the CCP&#8217;s actions, calling them &#8220;unsafe&#8221; following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-bathroom-habit-can-cause-hypertension\/\" title=\"This Bathroom Habit Can Cause Hypertension\">potentially dangerous interaction<\/a> in international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The USS Chung-Hoon, accompanied by Canada\u2019s HMCS Montreal, was performing \u201ca routine south to north Taiwan Strait transit\u201d on June 3 \u201cin accordance with international law,\u201d U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) said in a statement late Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The CCP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pictures-u-s-navy-seizes-arms-from-iran-likely-bound-for-yemen\/\" title=\"Pictures: U.S. Navy Seizes Arms from Iran Likely Bound for Yemen\">guided-missile destroyer<\/a>, the Luyang III DDG 132 of the People\u2019s Liberation Army-Navy, \u201covertook Chung-Hoon on their port side and crossed their bow at 150 yards,\u201d the command said, forcing the U.S. guided-missile destroyer to slow to 10 knots to \u201cavoid a collision.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[China\u2019s] actions violated the maritime \u2018Rules of the Road\u2019 of safe passage in international waters,\u201d the command said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal passed through the Strait in accordance with international laws concerning open seas, the U.S. military said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5311234\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311234-USS-Chung-Hoon-1200x857.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311234-USS-Chung-Hoon-1200x857.jpg\" alt=\"USS Chung-Hoon\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe ships transit through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State,\u201d the 7th fleet said in a statement. \u201cChung-Hoon and Montreal\u2019s bilateral transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the commitment of the United States and our allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooperation like this represents the centerpiece of our approach to a secure and prosperous region where aircraft and ships of all nations may fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Wrong Signal\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The CCP\u2019s military defended its actions saying that the transit was sending the \u201cwrong signal\u201d and that it \u201chandled\u201d the situation in accordance with the Chinese regime\u2019s law and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-maneuver-in-open-waters-of-taiwan-strait-unsafe-violates-international-law-us-indo-pacific-command\/\" title=\"China's actions in the Taiwan Strait violate international law and are deemed unsafe by the US Indo-Pacific Command.\">countries concerned deliberately create incidents<\/a> in the Taiwan Strait region, deliberately provoke risks, maliciously undermine regional peace and stability, and send the wrong signal to \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 forces,\u201d its Eastern Theatre Command of China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army said in a statement late Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the CCP has blamed \u201cseparatist forces\u201d for Taiwan\u2019s refusal to bow to the regime\u2019s communist rule. Taiwan has been a self-governing liberal democracy since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.<\/p>\n<p>However, ahead of Taiwan\u2019s 2024 general election, the CCP is hoping to win influence in Taiwan\u2019s domestic politics. DPP presidential candidate Vice President Lai Ching-te is the only Taiwanese presidential candidate who has explicitly stated that he stands against the tyrannical rule of the CCP. He says that he is \u201canti-CCP, not anti-China.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"morearticles\">\n\t\t<strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_list\">\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/inside-the-ccps-plan-to-conquer-taiwan-and-then-the-world_4894564.html\">Inside the CCP\u2019s Plan to Conquer Taiwan and Then the World<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/protecting-taiwan-before-deterrence-fails_4897303.html\">Protecting Taiwan Before Deterrence Fails<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Tensions Ongoing<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry said that in the 24 hours since 6 a.m. Saturday, it had detected 15 Chinese military aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels around Taiwan\u2014a near-daily occurrence since the CCP escalated its overt aggression against Taiwan in late 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the PLA aircraft again entered Taiwan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-send-71-warplanes-around-taiwan-in-strike-drill\/\" title=\"China Send 71 Warplanes Around Taiwan In \u2018Strike Drill\u2019\">southwest air defense identification zone<\/a> (ADIZ). Taiwan\u2019s Armed Forces responded by launching combat air patrol aircraft, Navy vessels, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steps-the-u-s-can-take-to-defend-against-chinas-missiles\/\" title=\"Steps the U.S. Can Take to Defend Against China\u2019s Missiles\">land-based missile systems<\/a>, the ministry added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">15 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZlEJrDUKPB\">pic.twitter.com\/ZlEJrDUKPB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u570b\u9632\u90e8 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc (@MoNDefense) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoNDefense\/status\/1665163790256869376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"morearticles\">\n\t\t<strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_list\">\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/ccp-likely-moving-toward-gray-zone-warfare-in-taiwan-strategy-analysts_4332487.html\">CCP Likely Moving <\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US military has accused the Chinese communist party of being &#8220;unsafe&#8221; after a potentially dangerous interaction with a US ship in international waters in the Taiwan Strait. 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