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China angered as US sends destroyer through Taiwan Strait

The destroyer USS Sampson sailed through the Taiwan Strait on April 26 in a move China said was 'provocative' [Courtesy of US Navy 7th Fleet]

China’s military has accused the United States of undermining regional peace and security after it sent a naval destroyer through the Strait of Taiwan on Tuesday as part of a routine freedom of navigation exercise.

The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command accused the US of “provocative” naval activities and said the move sent the “wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces” in a brief statement.

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