A Chinese warship came within 137 meters of a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait in a “dangerous manner”, US military officials say, as China accuses the United States of “deliberately provoking risks” in the region, News.ro reported, citing Reuters.

American destroyer USS Chung-HoonPhoto: APFootage / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

The US and Canadian navies were conducting joint exercises in the strait separating the island of Taiwan from China on Saturday when a Chinese ship blocked the path of the US destroyer Chung-Hoon, forcing it to slow down to avoid a collision, Indo reported. – said the US command. US Pacific in a statement.

The command said the Chung-Hoon and Montreal ships were making a routine passage through the strait when the Chinese ship intervened.

The closest point to the Chinese vessel was 150 yards (about 137 meters) away, and its actions violated the rules of safe transit in international waters, the US Navy said.

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