There is no English-language news report on this topic in the Ministry's website.
(b) Jess Macy Yu, Taiwan Says Two US Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait. Reuters, July 7, 2018 (Google: "one hour ago"). https://www.reuters.com/article/ ... trait-idUSKBN1JX0QY
("The US military declined to comment. US officials told Reuters a Strait passage had been planned but declined to elaborate on the timing of such an operation, which would be the first by a US Navy ship in about a year. * * * Friday [July 6] marked the start of the US duties [or tariffs] that were promptly met with retribution by China * * * Reuters first reported last month that the United States was considering sending a warship and had examined plans for an aircraft carrier [note: not destroyers, but an aircraft carrier] passage, but ultimately did not pursue that option perhaps because of concerns about upsetting China. The last time a US aircraft carrier transited the Taiwan Strait was in 2007, during the administration of George W Bush, and some US military officials believe [present tense] a carrier transit is overdue.
Jess Macy Yu is a woman, so Jess is short from Jessica.
(c) Lucas Tomlinson, Two US Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait amid China Trade War: Officials. Fox News, July 7, 2018 (Google: "one hour ago") www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07 ... -war-officials.html
Quote:
(i) "The American destroyers Mustin and Benfold, both based in Japan, transited the strait from south to northeast beginning at roughly 9 pm ET Friday night and will conclude mid-afternoon Saturday around 5 p.m. ET, according to three US defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media. The development was first reported by Taiwan News [台湾英文新闻; James WEI 魏景蒙 established (civilian) China News 英文中国日报 in Taiwan in 1949, which in 1988 was sold and changed name to the current name; starting 2015 became online only].
"There was no immediate response from US Pacific Command.
"It was the first time since July 2017 that a US warship transited the strait. USS Mustin is part of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group, which has been patrolling the South China Sea in recent weeks.
"The US Navy opted not to send an aircraft carrier through the straight [sic]. The last time a US aircraft carrier sailed through the straight [sic] was 2007 during the George W Bush administration.
(ii) "There was no immediate response from the Chinese military in the region according to US officials. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
(e)
(i) USS Mustin (DDG-89) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mustin_(DDG-89)
(She is named in honor of the Mustin family who has devoted nearly a century of US Naval service; table: Namesake Mustin family, Commissioned 2003, Homeport Yokosuka 横須賀, Japan)
(A) Arthur Sinclair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Sinclair
(1780 – 1831; His three sons also served in the Navy; they resigned in 1861, however, to serve in the Confederate Navy; "He was also the second great-grandfather of Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin and third great-grandfather of Vice Admiral Henry C Mustin")
(B) grandparent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparent
("To avoid a proliferation of 'greats' when discussing genealogical trees, one may also use ordinals instead of multiple 'greats;' thus a 'great-great-grandfather' would be the 'second great-grandfather,' and a 'great-great-great-grandfather' would be a third great-grandfather, and so on. This system is used by some genealogical websites such as Geni. One may also use cardinal numbers for numbering greats, for example, great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother becomes 6×-great-grandma")
(C) The "Scottish (of Norman origin)" surname Sinclair is "name of a powerful Scottish clan, originally a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle in La Manche or Saint-Clair-l'Évêque in Calvados [both of Normandy region, France], so called from the dedication of their churches to St Clarus" -- Latin form of English name Clare. Dictionary of American Family Names, published by Oxford University Press.
(D) Sinclair (surname) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_(surname)
("Clan Sinclair" of Scotland)
(ii) USS Benfold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Benfold
(table: Namesake Edward Clyde Benfold, Commissioned 1996; Homeport Yokosuka)