An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait Sunday — days after China's military conducted live-fire drills around the island and as diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in Japan to discuss increasing threats from Beijing.
The big picture: The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in a statement Monday described the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius' transit through the strait as a "routine" demonstration of "the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."