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USS Barry transits the Taiwan Strait

14 October 2020

From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

The forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit in accordance with international law, Oct. 14.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct. 14 (local time) in accordance with international law.

The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.

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