中國譴責美國、加拿大派軍艦通過台灣海峽

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait

Sun., October 17, 2021, 4:46 a.m.

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region.

China claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has mounted repeated air force missions into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the past year, provoking anger in Taipei.

China sent around 150 aircraft into the zone over a four-day period beginning on Oct. 1 in a further heightening of tension between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern internationally.

The U.S. military said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey sailed through the narrow waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbour China along with the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg on Thursday and Friday.

"Dewey's and Winnipeg's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the commitment of the United States and our allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific," it added.

China's People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said its forces monitored the ships and "stood guard" throughout their passage.

"The United States and Canada colluded to provoke and stir up trouble... seriously jeopardising peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait," it said.

"Taiwan is part of Chinese territory. Theatre forces always maintain a high level of alert and resolutely counter all threats and provocations."

U.S. Navy ships have been transiting the strait roughly monthly, to the anger of Beijing, which has accused Washington of stoking regional tensions. U.S. allies occasionally also send ships through the strait, including Britain https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/british-frigate-sails-through-taiwan-strait-2021-09-27last month.

While tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen, there has been no shooting and Chinese aircraft have not entered Taiwanese air space, concentrating their activity in the southwestern part of the ADIZ.

While including Taiwanese territorial air space, the ADIZ encompasses a broader area that Taiwan monitors and patrols that acts to give it more time to respond to any threats.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday that three Chinese aircraft - two J-16 fighters and an anti-submarine aircraft - flew into the ADIZ again. (Reporting by Ryan Woo in Beijing, Ben Blanchard in Taipei and Idrees Ali in Washington; Editing by Pravin Char and John Stonestreet)

Translation

路透北京/台北10月17日 - 中國軍方周日譴責美國和加拿大上週各自派軍艦通過台灣海峽，稱他們正在威脅該地區的和平與穩定。

中國聲稱民主統治的台灣是自己的領土，並在過去一年中多次向台灣防空識別區（ADIZ）執行空軍任務，激怒台北。

從 10 月 1 日開始的四天內，中國向該地區派遣了大約 150 架飛機，進一步加劇了北京和台北之間的緊張局勢，這引發了國際關注。

美國軍方表示，阿利伯克級導彈驅逐艦杜威號周四和周五與加拿大護衛艦HMCS溫尼伯號一起駛過把台灣與其大鄰國中國隔開的狹窄水道。

他們補充說,“杜威和溫尼伯通過台灣海峽表明了美國和我們的盟友和夥伴對自由和開放的印太地區的承諾”。

中國人民解放軍東部戰區司令部表示，其部隊在船隻通過過程中對其進行監視並“站崗”。

他們說,“美加勾結挑撥挑釁……嚴重危害台海和平穩定。”

“台灣是中國領土的一部分，戰區部隊始終保持高度戒備，堅決應對一切威脅和挑釁。”

美國海軍艦艇大約每個月都會通過海峽，這激怒了北京，北京指責華盛頓挑起了地區緊張局勢。美國盟友偶爾也會派船隻通過海峽，包括上個月英國 。

雖然台海緊張局勢升級，但沒有發生槍擊事件，中國飛機也沒有進入台灣領空，活動集中在防空識別區的西南部。

雖然包括台灣領空，防空識別區涵蓋了台灣更廣泛區域來作出監視和巡邏，以給予台灣更多時間來應對任何威脅。

台灣國防部周日表示，三架中國飛機 - 兩架殲16戰鬥機和一架反潛機 - 再次飛入防空識別區。

So, the U.S.  guided missile destroyer USS Dewey sailed through the narrow waterway that separates Taiwan China along with the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg to demonstrate their commitment to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific. I am wondering whether Canada will be more openly show its true feelings towards China after its dispute with Huawei’s Meng Wenzhou  is over. Canada will soon review Huawei’s wish to get involvement in building 5G in the country. I am interested in knowing the outcome of this review.