USS Chung-Hoon, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, and HMCS Montreal, a Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class guided-missile destroyer, passed through the strait, according to a report from the US Seventh Fleet.
According to Canadian television network Global News, journalists on board said the Chinese ship approached within 150 yards (137 m) and gained considerable speed ahead of the USS Chung-hoon. The American destroyer was forced to alter course and reduce speed to avoid a collision.
According to Captain Paul Mountford of the Canadian warship, the Chinese radioed American and Canadian ships that they were entering Chinese waters.
A report by the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet said the ships had passed through the Taiwan Strait corridor, which is outside any state’s territorial sea.
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The joint venture “demonstrates the commitment of the United States and allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific system,” the statement said. Such “cooperation is a central element of our approach to a secure and prosperous region where aircraft and ships of all nations can fly, sail and operate where international law allows.”
Chung-hoon and Montreal cruised the South China Sea for nearly a week before entering the Taiwan Strait. Global News journalists have had several opportunities to observe Chinese warships tracking a Canadian vessel.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that China had sent nine military aircraft and six warships to resume operations around Taiwan. Recently, such actions of the Chinese military are day by day; In April 2022, a record violation occurred when 54 of 91 Chinese military aircraft in and around Taiwan violated the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and crossed the middle of the Taiwan Strait.
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