Mixed signals? Beijing says it closely monitored US warship sent to Taiwan Strait after US & China inked trade deal

China has claimed

China has claimed that it kept a close eye on a US Navy vessel that sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The naval maneuver occurred shortly after Beijing and Washington agreed to ‘phase one’ of a trade deal.

The Chinese military closely followed and monitored the USS Shiloh, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, during its transit, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday. He called on the United States to honor Beijing’s ‘one China’ principle and approach Taiwan-related matters in a way that does not harm US-China bilateral relations.

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