China accuses US of show of force with Taiwan Strait passage

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday (US Navy/AP)

China accused the US of staging a show of force by sailing two navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning.

The US Navy said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS John S McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” in accordance with international law.