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Jordan Times
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait 'undermines peace', says China
This handout photo taken on October 20, 2024 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins, foreground, and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver, in background, sailing in the Taiwan Strait (AFP photo) BEIJING — A Canadian warship passing through the Taiwan Strait "undermines peace" in the sensitive waterway, China's military said Monday. Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland. The Canadian vessel passed through the strait on Sunday and was the first to do so this year, Taiwan's foreign ministry said, coming days after two US ships made the passage. Canada's actions "deliberately stir up trouble and undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait", Li Xi, a spokesperson for the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said in a statement. The army had dispatched its naval and air forces to monitor and guard the passage of the ship, Li said, adding that the troops would "resolutely counter all threats and provocations". Taiwan's defence ministry hit back on Monday, saying China was the "greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait". The United States and its allies regularly pass through the 180-kilometre strait to reinforce its status as an international waterway, angering China. A US destroyer and an ocean survey ship travelled through the strait starting on February 10, drawing criticism from China's military, which said it sent the "wrong signal and increased security risks". Washington's latest passage through the strait was the first since US President Donald Trump took office in January. Taiwan's defence ministry, meanwhile, said it recorded 41 Chinese aircraft and nine warships near the island in the 24 hours to 6:00 am on Monday. Communist China has never ruled Taiwan, but it claims the democratic island as part of its territory and has threatened to bring it under its control by force.
Al Arabiya
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait ‘undermines peace,' says China
A Canadian warship passing through the Taiwan Strait 'undermines peace' in the sensitive waterway, China's military said Monday. Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland. The Canadian vessel passed through the strait on Sunday and was the first to do so this year, Taiwan's foreign ministry said, coming days after two US ships made the passage. Canada's actions 'deliberately stir up trouble and undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,' Li Xi, a spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said in a statement. The army had dispatched its naval and air forces to monitor and guard the passage of the ship, Li said, adding that the troops would 'resolutely counter all threats and provocations.' Taiwan's defense ministry hit back on Monday, saying China was the 'greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.' The United States and its allies regularly pass through the 180-kilometre (112-mile) strait to reinforce its status as an international waterway, angering China. A US destroyer and an ocean survey ship travelled through the strait starting on February 10, drawing criticism from China's military, which said it sent the 'wrong signal and increased security risks.' Washington's latest passage through the strait was the first since US President Donald Trump took office in January. Taiwan's defense ministry, meanwhile, said it recorded 41 Chinese aircraft and nine warships near the island in the 24 hours to 6:00 am on Monday. Communist China has never ruled Taiwan, but it claims the democratic island as part of its territory and has threatened to bring it under its control by force.
Arab News
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait ‘undermines peace', says China
BEIJING: A Canadian warship passing through the Taiwan Strait 'undermines peace' in the sensitive waterway, China's military said Monday. Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland. The Canadian vessel passed through the strait on Sunday and was the first to do so this year, Taiwan's foreign ministry said, coming days after two US ships made the passage. Canada's actions 'deliberately stir up trouble and undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,' Li Xi, a spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said in a statement. The army had dispatched its naval and air forces to monitor and guard the passage of the ship, Li said, adding that the troops will 'resolutely counter all threats and provocations.' The United States and its allies regularly pass through the 180-kilometer (112-mile) strait to reinforce its status as an international waterway, angering China. A US destroyer and an ocean survey ship traveled through the strait starting on February 10, drawing criticism from China's military, which said it sent the 'wrong signal and increased security risks.' Washington's latest passage through the strait was the first since US President Donald Trump took office in January. Taiwan's defense ministry, meanwhile, said it recorded 41 Chinese aircraft and nine warships near the island in the 24 hours to 6:00 am on Monday. Beijing has never ruled Taiwan, but it claims the democratic island as part of its territory and has threatened to bring it under its control by force.
Al Jazeera
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
China says US naval patrol of Taiwan Strait poses security risk
China's military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph Johnson, a naval destroyer, and the USNS Bowditch, a survey ship, as they moved through the waterway between Monday and Wednesday. 'The US action sends the wrong signals and increases security risks,' the Eastern Theatre Command of the PLA said in a statement on Wednesday. 'Troops in the theatre are on high alert at all times and are resolute in defending national sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability,' Eastern Theatre spokesperson Colonel Li Xi said. The US Navy later confirmed the movement of the two vessels through the strait, which they described as 'routine' exercises. 'The transit occurred through a corridor in the Taiwan Strait that is beyond any coastal state's territorial seas,' said Navy Commander Matthew Comer, a spokesperson at the US military's Indo-Pacific Command. 'Within this corridor, all nations enjoy high-seas freedom of navigation, overflight, and other internationally lawful uses of the sea related to these freedoms,' Comer said. US naval ships regularly conduct freedom of navigation exercises through the 180km-wide (111 miles) Taiwan Strait, although the navy's patrol this week was the first of its kind since US President Donald Trump took office in January. China claims the Taiwan Strait as domestic territory, although the UN Law of the Sea caps 'territorial waters' at 12 nautical miles (22km) from the coastline. US allies also occasionally take part in similar navigation exercises through the Taiwan Strait. The last two confirmed missions by the US Navy were an air patrol in November and a joint patrol of the Strait in October by US and Canadian naval ships. Naval ships from France, the Netherlands and Japan's Self Defense Force also passed through the Strait last year. In addition to the Taiwan Strait, China also claims sovereignty over Taiwan, a self-governed democracy of 23 million people, and regularly sends air and naval ships, and occasionally drones and balloons, in the direction of the island. Known as 'grey zone' activity, these tactics are intended to intimidate Taiwan and test its defence capability. Since 2022, Beijing has regularly staged military exercises in the Taiwan Strait to signal its anger at Taipei for engaging in high-level meetings with US officials.
South China Morning Post
12-02-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
PLA tracks US Navy ships in first Taiwan Strait transit since Trump's return
Two American naval vessels were spotted sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, according to the People's Liberation Army, which also said that it was tracking the crossing. The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command 'organised sea and air forces to follow and monitor the entire movement of the US vessels, and handled them effectively', according to spokesman Li Xi. Speaking on Wednesday morning, Li accused the US deployment of sending 'wrong signals and increasing security risks'. The transit was the first by the US Navy since Donald Trump was sworn in as president in January. In a departure from its usual practice, the passage was not flagged by the Indo-Pacific Command on its website. According to Reuters, the navy confirmed on Tuesday that two ships – an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer the USS Ralph Johnson and the USNS Bowditch, a survey ship – had crossed the strait between Monday and Wednesday. The Indo-Pacific Command told Reuters that the operation was routine and has not yet responded to an inquiry from the South China Morning Post.
