TAIPEI, June 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. Coast Guard ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday , the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said on Thursday, transiting the sensitive waterway a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed a rare visit to Beijing.
The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said the national security cutter USCGC Stratton conducted a "routine" Taiwan Strait transit on Tuesday "through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law".
"Stratton's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The United States military flies, sails and operates anywhere international law allows," the 7th Fleet added in its statement.
On Wednesday, Taiwan said Chinese warships led by the aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the strait.
Persons:
Antony Blinken, USCGC Stratton, Blinken, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
U.S . Coast Guard, Navy's, Fleet, United, U.S . Navy, Thomson
Locations:
TAIPEI, U.S, Taiwan Strait, Beijing, China, Taiwan, Taipei, United States, Canadian, Shandong