A French war-ship passed through Taiwan Strait last night moving north-bound‚ while Taiwans military kept watch over the passage (which happens about once every month with US and allied vessels)
The transit comes right after Chinese war-games in the area earlier this month: Beijing which sees Taiwan as its territory claims full control over the 110-mile wide water-way. However‚ the situation stayed normal during the passage
Europe and Taiwan work side-by-side to protect democracy and peace in our region
Several European nations showed support for free navigation in recent months:
- German ships sailed through in Sept
- French navy made similar moves last year
- British vessels joined past missions
The strait which serves as key trade route creates disagreement between China and other nations — Beijing says its their water while US and Taiwan see it as international passage-way. Wu who worked as Taiwanʼs rep in Paris till Aug noted growing Euro-Asian cooperation
The water-way that divides mainland China and Taiwan; remains vital for global shipping despite Chinese protests against foreign ships presence