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U.S. Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait in First Transit Under Trump
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2/12/2025
Two U.S. navy ships passed through the Taiwan Strait from Monday to Wednesday, the first such transit under the new Trump administration. The action triggered a burst of Chinese military activity in the area.
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Two U.S. Navy ships, a destroyer and a research vessel have passed through the Taiwan Strait
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from Monday through Wednesday in what is the first Taiwan Strait transit under the new
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U.S. administration.
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What's interesting about this transit is that it was first reported by China, with Beijing
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angrily reacting to the U.S. mission, saying that the U.S. is sending the wrong signals
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and adding that these kinds of transits increase security risks.
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The U.S. says the transit was routine and in line with international law, but did not
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post this on its website, marking a bit of a deviation from their normal protocol where
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they do make some of these transits public.
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Here in Taiwan, the Defense Ministry reported 30 Chinese military aircraft, as well as seven
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naval ships operating around the country.
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Twenty-three of those aircraft flew a bit closer and breached Taiwan's Air Defense Identification
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Zone, or ADIZ.
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The military uses the ADIZ as a defensive buffer, even though it's not part of Taiwan's
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airspace.
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These numbers are a bit of an indication on how China is reacting to the transit, as those
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numbers are much higher than the usual ten or so aircraft that Taiwan usually sees in
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the region.
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Earlier this morning, I spoke to Taiwan's Defense Ministry about the surge in Chinese
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military aircraft, and this is what they had to say.
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Taiwan's military says it scrambled its own fighter jets and deployed missile defense
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systems for extra measures, but says that the situation is normal.
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It's important to remember, though, that these kinds of transits in the Taiwan Strait by
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the U.S. do happen every two to three months, with the last transit happening back in November.
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But again, as this is the first transit under Trump 2.0, all eyes are now on China to see
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if they step up military activity and test this new administration on how they react
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to tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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Ryan Woo and Jaime O'Connor in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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