US warship asserts presence in Taiwan Strait after China's military exercises.

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a "routine" transit, just days after China ended its latest war games around the island. The ship's transit demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. China views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. Taiwan's government rejects China's territorial claims.