Us Coast Guard Cutter

A U.S. warship and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the latest in what Washington calls routine operations through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China, which claims the self-ruled island.

The United States said today it would provide $259 million to its Southeast Asian allies for maritime security, as tensions rise over Beijing's island-building in the disputed South China Sea.

A U.S. warship and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the latest in what Washington calls routine operations through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China, which claims the self-ruled island.

The United States said today it would provide $259 million to its Southeast Asian allies for maritime security, as tensions rise over Beijing's island-building in the disputed South China Sea.