US sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit raised tensions

US Navy says there has been ‘no interference from foreign military forces so far’

Two US warships are sailing through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since Nancy Pelosi's historic but highly controversial visit to the island last month.

On Sunday, two guided-missile warships – USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville – were sailing “through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law”, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said in a statement.

It added that there had been “no interference from foreign military forces so far”.