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		</div><p>The Chinese military has protested against the sailing of a US Navy guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, accusing the American side of hyping the manoeuvre.</p>
<p>The Navy’s Japan-based 7th Fleet said late on Tuesday that the passing of the USS Sampson through the 100-mile-wide waterway between Taiwan and China “demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific”.</p>
<p>Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a Chinese military spokesperson, said the US had “publicly hyped” the move.</p>
<p>“The frequent provocations of the US have sent the wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces and deliberately undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” Col Shi said in a statement.</p>
<p>“We firmly oppose it.”</p>
<p>China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and says the self-governing island must come under its rule.</p>
<p>It regularly denounces US support for Taiwan, including sales of military equipment to boost its defence and visits by American government officials.</p>
<p>Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said China opposes any kind of military ties between Taiwan and the US.</p>
<p>“The Taiwan issue concerns China’s core interest,” he said at a news conference.</p>
<p>“We will by no means allow – and strongly oppose – any interference by exterior forces.”</p>
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