Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, drawing China’s ire

A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait in what Ottawa called a commit-ment to an open Indo-Pacific, drawing a rebuke from China that the naval exercise on July 31 undermined peace.

Canada’s defense ministry said the HMCS Montreal frigate had “recently conducted a routine transit” through the strait in what its defence minister said was a reaffirmation of Canada’s commitment to a “free, open and inclusive” Indo-Pacific.