The Ministry of National Defense says it closely monitored the Taiwan Strait
transit of a U-S military vessel and observed no unusual activity.

The vessel is said to have sailed north through the Taiwan Strait.

This came after the U-S 7th Fleet announced that the guided-missile destroyer
U-S-S Ralph Johnson had conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit... those
waters are covered by high-seas freedom of navigation and overflight under
international law.

A statement issued by the 7th Fleet said the vessel's transit "demonstrates
the United States' commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all
nations as a principle."

It added that "no member of the international community should be intimidated
or coerced into giving up their rights and freedoms."

The last transit was undertaken by the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey
when it transited through Taiwan Strait on May 8.