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A United States warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait over Beijingâs protests, in the sixth such transit near the self-ruled island under US President Joe Bidenâs administration. The USS Curtis Wilbur, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, conducted a âroutine transitâ through the strategic waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China on Tuesday to âdemonstrate the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacificâ, according to a US Navy statement. âThe United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows,â it said. It was the sixth transit by the US Navy since Biden took office. Washington has made...