The US navy said two cruisers, the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, had passed through waters ‘beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state’. The People’s Liberation Army described the trip by the Ticonderoga-class cruisers as “showing off”.

Chinese warplanes buzz Taiwan Strait dividing line. Expected U.S. House speaker's visit has enraged Beijing. Beijing insists self-ruled Taiwan is part of China.