Beijing urges the United States to stop "provocation" in the Taiwan Strait, a day after two US warships sailed the waters between Mainland China and Taiwan, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. "This is not a commitment to freedom and openness but a provocation to seek freedom of movement and a deliberate undermining of regional peace and stability," says China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES