Canada sails warship through Taiwan Strait


Source: theglobeandmail.com theglobeandmail.com

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A Taiwan Coast Guard ship travels past the coast of China, in the waters off Nangan island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan, August 16, 2022.ANN WANG/Reuters Canada sailed a warship Tuesday through international waters in the Taiwan Strait, the same narrow passage where China staged an unprecedented show of force last month after a high-level U.S. political visit to Taipei. HMCS Vancouver, with 230 sailors, made the transit along with an American destroyer, U.S.S. Higgins, from the Philippines to South Korean waters where it’s helping enforce sanctions against North Korea. Daniel Le Bouthillier, head of media relations, said the Canadian...