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In recent years, US warships, and sometimes those from allied countries such as Britain and Canada, have regularly sailed through the strait, drawing Beijing’s ire. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, launched military exercises near the island after Pelosi visited in early August, and those exercises have continued. The trip has angered Beijing, which sees it as a US attempt to interfere in China’s internal affairs. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, on Saturday said the US Navy cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam were conducting ongoing operations. Such...
