Canadian Warship Transits Taiwan Strait to Uphold ‘International Law’

The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Ottawa manoeuvre in international waters during an exercise in the South China Sea on Jan. 11, 2025. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Royal Canadian Navy by Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders

The Department of National Defence has confirmed that a Canadian warship travelled through the Taiwan Strait on Feb. 16 as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the international waterway remains free.

“His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ottawa recently conducted a transit throughout the Taiwan Strait,” Defence Department spokesperson Kened Sadiku told The Epoch Times.