PLA keeps eye on US ships in Taiwan Straits

Good military relations can act as stabilizing factor, senior officer says

The Chinese military is aware of the recent passage of two United States naval ships through the Taiwan Straits and will remain vigilant, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, two US Navy ships - the guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale and supply vessel USNS Pecos - sailed through the Taiwan Straits in the third such operation this year. The previous trip was on Oct 22.