The USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Antietam (pictured) conducted a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait to demonstrate US commitment "to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the US military said. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a military spokesman said, in a move bound to aggravate China amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

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