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BEIJING: China on Thursday (Apr 8) protested the passage of a US destroyer through the Taiwan Strait amid increased naval activity in the region. China tracked and monitored the USS John S McCain throughout its passage on Wednesday, Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the Chinese military's eastern theater command said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement The US move sent the “wrong signal” to Taiwan’s government and “willfully disrupted the regional situation by endangering peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” he said. China threatens to invade Taiwan to assert its claim over the self-governing island democracy, which enjoys strong US support....
