February 26, 2022
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59)PHILIPPINE SEA (June 23, 2020) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)China Calls U.S. Warship Sailing In Taiwan Strait A “Provocative Act”
SNIPPET:
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the Strait, that its forces had monitored its passage and observed nothing out of the ordinary.
Taiwan is currently in a heightened state of alert due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nervous that China may try to take advantage of the situation to make a move on the island though the government has reported no unusual Chinese maneuvers.
Last year, U.S. naval ships transited the Strait roughly monthly. Saturday’s sailing was the first since November.
Full article: 😬
https://gcaptain.com/china-u-s-warship-sailing-in-taiwan-strait-a-provocative-act/Agelbert NOTE: The MIC has been out of control for several decades now. What can you say about a military that thinks fying a pirate flag is "traditional"?
The Pirate Flagged
USS Kidd isn't kidding. Though this is the only US Navy Ship allowed to "ceremonially" fly the Jolly Roger, this is just one more not so subtle hint about what the MIC's MO IS
ALL
ABOUT.