<p>The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the US Navy said on Monday, describing it as a "routine" transit, but coming just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.</p>.<p>China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday where it practiced precision strikes and blockading the island.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-would-gain-swift-air-superiority-over-taiwan-us-leaks-show-1210046.html" target="_blank">China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show</a></strong></p>.<p>It staged the drills to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.</p>.<p>The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a "routine Taiwan Strait transit" through waters "where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law".</p>.<p>The ship's transit demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, it added. </p>
<p>The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the US Navy said on Monday, describing it as a "routine" transit, but coming just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.</p>.<p>China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its three days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday where it practiced precision strikes and blockading the island.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-would-gain-swift-air-superiority-over-taiwan-us-leaks-show-1210046.html" target="_blank">China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show</a></strong></p>.<p>It staged the drills to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.</p>.<p>The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a "routine Taiwan Strait transit" through waters "where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law".</p>.<p>The ship's transit demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, it added. </p>