Marking Rare Transit By Non-US Vessel, UK Warship Passes Through Taiwan Strait
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This is the first time a British warship had transited through the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China.
The Royal Navy said a British warship was sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel through the sensitive waterway that is likely to strain ties with Beijing.
"After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy," tweeted HMS Richmond, a frigate deployed with Britain's aircraft carrier strike group.
Local media said it was the first time a British warship had transited through the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China.
The British navy survey ship HMS Enterprise transited through the strait in 2019.
