Destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait, China Protests

Guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday drawing protests from Chinese military officials. The transit occurred, “in accordance with international law,” according to a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet. “The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows.” U.S. warships have kept a steady drumbeat of monthly transits through the strait between Taiwan and mainland China. Curtis Wilbur’s transit is the fifth since the start of the Biden administration. USS John McCain (DDG-56) made the last transit on April…