US EditionChina criticises Canadian, Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait
Canadian and Australian warships conducted routine freedom of navigation exercises in the Taiwan Strait, prompting China to increase military monitoring and issue warnings of provocation.
- On September 6, 2025, Canadian warship Quebec and Australian naval vessel Brisbane passed through the Taiwan Strait, a key maritime route separating China and Taiwan.
- China claims the strait as part of its territorial waters while Taiwan and Western allies, including the US, consider it an international waterway with regular transits.
- The People's Liberation Army monitored and issued statements accusing the Canadian and Australian ships of causing trouble and provoking regional tensions.
- Senior Colonel Shi Yi reported that on September 6, a Canadian warship named Quebec and an Australian vessel called Brisbane passed through the Taiwan Strait, actions he described as provocative, while PLA forces conducted continuous monitoring throughout the transit.
- Australia defended its actions as lawful operations under international law and pledged to continue exercising freedom of navigation despite China's warnings and troop readiness.
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China criticises Australian, Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait
China said Saturday that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticising their presence in the sensitive waterway as “causing trouble”. Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Brisbane sails in the West Philippine Sea during Exercise ALON 2025. Photo: Defence Australia, via Facebook. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separat…
China criticises Canadian, Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait
China's military on Saturday said its forces had followed and warned a Canadian and an Australian warship, which were sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, in a move it criticised as a provocation.
China's military says it followed and warned Australian guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane and a Canadian ship as they transited the sensitive waterway.
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