US warship in transit in the South China Sea

(ANSA) - BEIJING, APRIL 10 - The US Navy reported that its guided missile destroyer Uss Milius today conducted a mission on navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea, near the Spratly Islands, claimed by Beijing.

   The announcement came as the Chinese military engaged in the latest of three days of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan in response to last week's meeting in Los Angeles between Taipei President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The US Navy said "the destroyer's operation complies with international law".

    There are 70 Chinese planes and 11 warships detected by the Taiwanese armed forces around the island in the last 24 hours at 6 local time (midnight in Italy): this was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Taipei, on the third and final day of "joint maneuvers to sharpen the sword,” announced by the Eastern Theater Command of China's People's Liberation Army on Saturday.

35 aircraft that crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and reached the Air Defense Identification Area (Adiz) southwest and southeast of Taiwan, including 4 J-15s, reported aircraft carrier Shandong activity for the first time.

(HANDLE).