Overview

• On Sept. 6, the Canadian frigate Quebec and Australian destroyer Brisbane sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the PLA said.
• The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command reported deploying naval and air units to monitor the entire passage and labeled the transit “causing trouble” that heightens security risks.
• Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory and asserts jurisdiction over the strait, which it says falls under its control.
• China has not ruled out using force to take the island and has increased fighter jet and naval deployments around Taiwan in recent years.
• The United States frequently conducts such passages, and several allies have increased their presence, making these transits a recurring point of friction.