China condemns sailing of U.S. and British warships through Taiwan Strait as its aircraft carrier makes the same journey

BEIJING — China ’s military on Friday condemned the sailing of a U.S. and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships. The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command said the U.S. destroyer USS Higgins and British frigate HMS Richmond were engaged in “trouble-making and provocation.”