SECURITY_ U.S., Canadian warships sail in Taiwan Strait amid PLA war games

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S., Canadian warships sail in Taiwan Strait amid PLA war games

Passage comes amid growing tensions with Beijing over Taiwan

Sonar Technician Surface 3rd Class John Valor, from Chicago, stands watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the Taiwan Strait, Nov. 2. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task … more >


By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Thursday, November 2, 2023


U.S. and Canadian warships transited the tension-filled Taiwan Strait as China flew dozens of aircraft near the island and a Chinese aircraft carrier is deployed east of Taiwan.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael and the Canadian frigate Ottawa jointly made the Taiwan Strait passage on Wednesday, the Navy said in a statement.

The operation was designed to push back against Chinese claims to owning the entire 100-mile-wide waterway, said Navy Lt. Luka Bakic, a spokesman for the Seventh Fleet.

Taiwan‘s Defense Ministry said on social media that the two warships were detected late at night sailing northward from the southern end of Taiwan. The ships were monitored by Taiwan military forces, the posting said, adding that “no anomaly was detected in our surroundings.”

The ships were sailing in a location where “high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law,” Lt. Bakic stated.

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