U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory. The destroyer USS Higgins and the Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver made a “routine” transit of the Taiwan Strait meant to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation for all countries,

Scores of Chinese aircraft and dozens of ships surrounded Taiwan, after President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s claim over the island.

A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together on Sunday, less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around the island, with Beijing denouncing the mission as "disruptive".

U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory

TAIPEI >> A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together on Sunday less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around the island, with Beijing denouncing the mission as “disruptive.

Tensions flared once again in the Taiwan Strait as U.S. and Canadian warships passed through the contested waters over the weekend, drawing sharp condemnation from Beijing. The passage comes just a week after China’s aggressive military drills near Taiwan,

China said it would carry out live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, two days after US and Canadian warships sailed through the contentious waterway following Beijing’s massive military exercise a week ago.

China has criticized the US and Canada after warships were sent through the disputed Taiwan Strait during exercises meant to uphold freedom of navigation.

The Chinese military criticized the Sunday voyage of American and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a "threat to peace." The passage, described by the United States as "routine," occurred less than a week after extensive Chinese maneuvers around Taiwan.