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US destroyer crosses Taiwan Strait, risking Chinese anger

A US battleship crossed the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said, risking angering China, which claims sovereignty over the maritime thoroughfare. The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducted a "routine Taiwan Strait transit October 14 (local time) in accordance with international law," Seventh Fleet spokeswoman Reann Mommsen said in a statement.

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