The Ministry of National Defense (MND) issues a press release in response to a media report that "a US military vessel sailed southward through the Taiwan Strait"; the MND is in full control of relevant developments at sea and in the airspace around

The Ministry of National Defense states today (21^st) that a US destroyer sailed from north to south through the Taiwan Strait, and then continued to travel south.

The MND points out that while the US military vessel sailed southward through the Taiwan Strait, the Armed Forces have resorted to joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance actions to master relevant developments at sea and in our airspace throughout the entire process. Conditions are considered normal.