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UK and US Warships Transit Taiwan Strait as China Shadows and Denounces Passage

Beijing condemned the Sep. 12 passage as provocative under its claim to the strait.

HMS Richmond
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins and Canadian navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa conduct maneuvers in international waters in the South China Sea on January, 11 2025.
HMS Richmond is part of a carrier strike group in the Indo-Pacific region
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Overview

  • Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond and U.S. destroyer USS Higgins conducted a joint transit through the waterway on Sep. 12.
  • The PLA Eastern Theatre Command said it dispatched naval and air assets to monitor and warn the ships, calling the operation “trouble-making and provocation.”
  • The UK Ministry of Defence and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command described a routine, lawful transit through a corridor beyond any coastal state's territorial sea.
  • UK defence sources reported shadowing and aircraft flyovers with no unusual or dangerous incidents publicly confirmed during the passage.
  • Satellite imagery showed China’s new carrier Fujian operating in the area during sea trials, as allied navies continue periodic transits including recent Canadian and Australian passages.