The U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday (18), the fifth time in four months since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in late January. In addition, the aircraft carrier USS Reagan is also practicing in the Philippine Sea.
The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet press release stated that the Burke-class missile destroyer USS Wilbur (DDG 54) routinely passed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in accordance with international law, expressing the U.S. commitment to a “free and open Indo-Pacific region. The USS Wilbur will continue to sail legally in the future.
Since Biden was sworn in on January 20, this is the fifth time in four months that a U.S. warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, including two in February and one each in March, April and May, all of which were Burke-class missile destroyers.
In addition, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet announced on Facebook at 00:00 a.m. Wednesday that the aircraft carrier USS Reagan (CVN 76) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s newest generation SHIELD destroyer USS Moyo (DDG 179) were sailing together in the Philippine Sea. The posting of photos of the two ships practicing together.
The posting’s hashtag emphasizes the “free and open Indo-Pacific region” and the partnership between the U.S. and Japanese navies.
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