China Defends Confronting US, Canadian Vessels in Taiwan Strait
China's defense minister on Sunday defended sailing a warship in front of a U.S. destroyer and a Canadian frigate as they sailed through the Taiwan Strait, contending that the passage of the allied Western vessels on "freedom of navigation patrols" was a provocation to China.
The United States and Canada mounted the rare joint sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, with a Chinese warship then overtaking t