‘Near collision’ of US, Chinese ships in the Taiwan Strait underscores need for de-escalation and for both countries to manage their rivalry in the Asia-Pacific region, officials and experts say
A People's Republic of China warship, identified by the US Indo-Pacific Command as PRC LY 132, crosses the path of US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon as it was transiting the Taiwan Strait with the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Montreal on June 3.
According to the US military, the latest incident happened on June 3, when the Chinese Navy vessel identified as PRC LY 132, reportedly made an"unsafe" manoeuvre at a distance of only 137 metres from the US Navy destroyer, USS Chung-Hoon. The next day, Sunday, it was Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu's turn to take the stage at the Singapore security forum, and he never held back in laying the blame of the worsening situation on the US and its allies.
Then, addressing the most recent Taiwan Strait incident, Li said the US and Canadian vessels should not have been in the area in the first place. But Li never budged. Instead, he held bilateral talks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and British Secretary for Defence Ben Wallace.China's main contention on the Taiwan matter is that the island is a Chinese province and thus is part of its territory.
China has never ruled out the use of force in taking back control of Taiwan, and its frequent military exercises, on air and at sea, and near and around the island, have only raised alarm among the Taiwanese population.
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