China criticizes the passage of a Canadian war ship through the Taiwanese Strait.
On Monday, the Chinese army accused Canada of “deliberate problems” and undermining peace and stability in the Taiwanese Strait. On Sunday, the Canadian War Ottawa was flooded. Based on Reuters and AFP reports.
Ottawa is the first Canadian ship to pass through the Taiwanese Strait this year. The PRC condemned this cruise because he is also claiming the strait to the whole Taiwan.
According to a spokesman for the Eastern Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Li, Beijing sent his naval and air forces to monitor Ottawa. “PL is constantly maintaining a high level of emergency and definitely responding to all threats and provocations,” the spokesman said.
Taiwanese resort: Attempts to evoke tension threatens global security
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on Monday, in response to China’s statements, said that “Beijing is the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwanese Strait.
“Peace and stability in the Taiwanese Strait are not only a matter of Taiwan, but also the common interest of free and democratic countries around the world,” the ministry added.
Taiwan said that in the last 24 hours – until Monday 6.00 am local time (Sunday 23.00 CET) – he registered 41 Chinese aircraft and nine war ships near its vicinity.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the cruise there. “Canada has again taken concrete steps to defend the freedom, peace and openness of the Taiwanese Strait and has shown its firm attitude that the (Strait) is an international waterway,” she said on Sunday.
United States and their allies regularly sail over 180 kilometers wide Strait in order to confirm its status of the International Waterway. This causes the anger of the mainland China, which considers Taiwan to be part of its territory. He also claims jurisdiction over the strait that separates them.
