U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.

A U.S. destroyer and a Canadian frigate navigated through the Taiwan Strait just one week after China scrambled air and naval forces around Taiwan.

A US and a Canadian warship have passed through waters separating Taiwan and China, a week after Beijing held large-scale military drills in the sensitive passage.