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China fumes over Canadian, Oz warships in Taiwan Strait

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China’s military on Saturday said its forces had followed and warned a Canadian and an Australian warship, which were sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, in a move it condemned as a “provocation”.

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The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said the ships, the Canadian frigate Ville de Quebec and the Australian guided-missile destroyer Brisbane, were engaged in “trouble making and provocation”.

Chinese air and naval forces followed and warned the two ships and “effectively responded”, the command said in a statement.

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“The actions of the Canadians and Australians send the wrong signals and increase security risks,” it added. There was no immediate response to requests for comment from either the Canadian or Australian armed forces. Taiwan's defence ministry said it kept a close watch on activity in the strait and dispatched appropriate air and naval forces to ensure the security and stability of the waterway, which separated Communist China from the democratic island of Taiwan.— Reuters

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