Taiwan has snubbed China for objecting to usage of the Strait of Taiwan by Taipei and its democratic allies. China objects to this as it considers the entire Taiwan Strait and most of the South China Sea as its own territory. Taiwan’s defence ministry highlighted that China also carried out ‘combat-ready military drills’ immediately after these sailings. Taiwan: Any deliberate attempts by the communist military to create tension in the Taiwan Strait will pose a real threat to global security. China: \”Canada’s actions deliberately stirred up trouble and undermined peace and stability in the strait,\” the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement. China has threatened that such missions only increase the risk of escalation. Taiwan has repeatedly rejected Beijing’s threats of taking over Taiwan, saying only the island’s people can decide their future. It has detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships around the island nation, concentrated in thestrait, and off Taiwan’s southwest coast, in the last 24 hours alone. Canada has not responded to China’s threat so far.
