China on ‘high alert’ as US and Canadian warships cross Taiwan Strait

Drill is second in a month by a US Navy ship and second jointly by US and Canada in less than a year, since October 2021

China has said that it was on high alert after US and Canadian warships made a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, a move that has angered Beijing amid heightened tensions in the region.

The drill was the second in a month by a US Navy ship and the second jointly by the US and Canada in less than a year, since October 2021.

The US Navy said: “Cooperation like this represents the centrepiece of our approach to a secure and prosperous region.”