Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait early Sunday, in the first such naval exercise since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month, which outraged the Chinese government. The cruise ships USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are making a routine transit through the Strait, which usually takes about 12 hours, according to a statement from the Japan-based Navy’s Seventh Fleet. “The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows,” the statement said. China said it was closely…