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Neighboring country China has recently started large-scale military exercises near Taiwan. On Sunday, about a week after the exercise, US and Canadian warships passed through Taiwan. China has also reacted to this step of America and Canada. China said that this will harm peace and stability in the region. China claims Taiwan as its territory.
US Navy response
The destroyer USS Higgins and the Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver routinely transit the Taiwan Strait to maintain the principle of freedom of navigation for all nations, the US Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement released Monday. US Navy ships regularly pass through the sensitive waterway that separates China from Taiwan. In such a situation, sometimes ships of friendly countries also come with him.
China has deployed navy and air force
Meanwhile, the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command said it had deployed navy and air force “in accordance with the law” to monitor US and Canadian ships. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement that the ships “passed through waters where freedom of navigation and overflight are governed by international law.”
China conducted large-scale military exercises
It is noteworthy that China had recently conducted large-scale military exercises on Taiwan and its surrounding islands. An aircraft carrier was also deployed along with warplanes in the exercise. This move by China reflects the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait. During the military exercise, China used a record 125 military aircraft in one day.