US, Canadian warships transit Taiwan StraitINTERNATIONAL WATERS: Lin Chia-lung said that freedom of navigation fits not only the national interest, but also the common interest of the Indo-Pacific regionBy Ben Blanchard / ReutersA US and a Canadian warship on Sunday sailed through the Taiwan Strait together less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around Taiwan. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins conducts bilateral operations with Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver, front,in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. Photo: Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale / US Navy via AP“The international community’s navigational rights and freedoms in the Taiwan Strait should not be limited. “China firmly opposes any country provoking and threatening China’s sovereignty and security in the name of ‘freedom of navigation,’” Lin added. The US and Canadian navies last sailed such a joint mission in November last year, while the US last transited the Taiwan Strait on Aug. 22 when the USS Ralph Johnson passed through.

Source: Taipei Times October 22, 2024 02:16 UTC