Australian warship confronted by Chinese navy transits sensitive Taiwan Strait

An Australian warship which was confronted by the Chinese navy last week has now made a transit of the sensitive Taiwan Strait which separates the self-governed island from the mainland. Last week China’s navy drew protests from Australia when one of its warships approached the Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba in the East China Sea, and deployed its underwater sonar while divers from the ship were underwater. Defence Minister Richard Marles labelled the incident “unsafe and unprofessional”, and said the sonar burst left the divers with “minor injuries”. Now, Taiwan’s defence ministry said an Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait…