Canadian warship passing through Taiwan Strait irks China – DW – 02/17/2025
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The Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan from mainland China, and Beijing claims jurisdiction over the maritime territory. Earlier this month, two US vessels also crossed the waterbody.

Summary

A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, prompting China to condemn the move as provocative and destabilizing.

Chinese military forces have been deployed to counter the perceived threat.

The passage follows recent crossings by two US vessels, with Taiwan’s defense ministry asserting that the strait remains international waters and a symbol of regional openness.

      • mathemachristian[he]@lemm.eeEnglish
        319·
        11 days ago

        their bloodthirstiness, however them using “pooh” to talk about xi jinping further narrows it down to most likely dem-leaning lib.

        • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          81·
          11 days ago

          Man, did you somehow manage to skip the “Western Culture” class during your re-education? Not a single part of that statement makes any sense.

          • Toasted@lemm.eeEnglish
            61·
            11 days ago

            Hey now, maybe he just really loves billionairs and wants them to have tax breaks even if it means a bunch of clowns run his country into the ground.

            • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              11 days ago

              Are there any female authoritarian leaders? I can’t think of any current ones, so it may be simply descriptive instead of sexist/homophobic.