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Filepic of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold. - A + A BEIJING (July 20): The United States is "a maker of security risks" in the Taiwan Strait with its frequent provocations there, China's military said on Wednesday after another US warship sailed through the sensitive waterway. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the destroyer USS Benfold conducted a "routine" Taiwan Strait transit through international waters "in accordance with international law". The United States has been carrying out such voyages about once a month, angering China, which views them as a sign of support for Taiwan, the democratically governed island...
