TAIWAN – — Dumaan sa tubig na naghihiwalay sa China at Taiwan ang warship ng US at Canada.
Ito ay kasunod ng isinagawang large-scale military drills ng Beijing sa naturang sensitibong lugar.
Ang US at mga kaalyado nito ay regular na tumatawid sa 180-kilometer Taiwan Strait upang igiit ang status nito bilang isang international waterway na nagdudulot naman ng galit sa panig ng China.
“The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Oct. 20,” saad sa pahayag ng 7th Fleet ng US Navy.
“Higgins and Vancouver’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrated the United States’ and Canada’s commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle.”
Sinabi ng China nitong Lunes, Oktubre 21 na ang mga aksyon ng US at Canada ay sumira sa “peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”.
“The PLA Eastern Theater Command organised naval and air forces to monitor and remain on alert throughout the transit, handling the situation according to laws and regulations,” sinabi naman ni military spokesperson Captain Li Xi sa isang pahayag.
Wala pang tugon ang defense at foreign ministries ng Taiwan kaugnay nito. RNT/JGC
