'US and Canada colluding to provoke': China objects after Western warships sail through Taiwan Strait

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The Chinese military has condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week as tensions rose between Beijing and Taipei.

China sent record numbers of aircraft into Taiwan's air defence identification zone at the beginning of OctoberTaiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday that three Chinese aircraft — two J-16 fighters and an anti-submarine aircraft — flew into its air defence identification zone again.territory, and has mounted repeated air force missions into Taiwan's ADIZ over the past year, provoking anger in Taipei.

China sent around 150 aircraft into the zone over a four-day period beginning on October 1 in a further heightening of tensions between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked international concern.The US military said the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey sailed through the narrow waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbour China along with Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg on Thursday and Friday.

"Dewey's and Winnipeg's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the commitment of the United States and our allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the US military said. China's People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said its forces monitored the ships and "stood guard" throughout their passage.

 

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China can bugger off

Dutton rattles his tarnished sabre, then when Plan surveillance ships turn up to Talisman Sabre.. we send a couple of helicopters to investigate. Then as soon as Dutton goes overseas, he starts up again. 🙄🙄🙄

What has Taiwan got to do with China? China are bullys!

Keep on trying to causes problems to start the war. Trouble makers, can’t solved their own problems in their country and then says they tried to make peace, and we all knows that’s a crap. 👎👎👎

C.s..

No one is provoking anyone! China is the aggressor in this whole situation. Taiwan wants to be free and wants to live with democracy. We should defend that always.

Calling China the bully

Are they sailing through international waters again? I thought only China was allowed to do that?

Keep on sailing TaiwanStrait China is all bark and no bite

How many countries has China bombed? It’s clear who’s provoking who here. And Australia is blindly following.

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