Before the confirmation from Pistorius, the German warships—frigate Baden-Württemberg and supply ship Frankfurt am Main—were trackable on an open-source website. They transited the 110-mile-wide waterway from the East China Sea and headed to the South China Sea. This was also the first time the German navy sent its ships through the narrow strait since 2002. The strait is one of the major waterways in the Indo-Pacific region, separating China to the west and Taiwan to the east.
søndag 15. september 2024
NATO Warships Transit Taiwan Strait, Defying China's Warnings
Two German warships passed through the contested Taiwan Strait on Friday, defying warnings from China to the NATO member as Beijing claimed the self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. "International waters are international waters. It is the shortest and, given the weather conditions, also the safest route. So we are going through," explained Boris Pistorius, the defense minister of Germany, at a press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Laurynas Kasciunas in Berlin.
Before the confirmation from Pistorius, the German warships—frigate Baden-Württemberg and supply ship Frankfurt am Main—were trackable on an open-source website. They transited the 110-mile-wide waterway from the East China Sea and headed to the South China Sea. This was also the first time the German navy sent its ships through the narrow strait since 2002. The strait is one of the major waterways in the Indo-Pacific region, separating China to the west and Taiwan to the east.
Before the confirmation from Pistorius, the German warships—frigate Baden-Württemberg and supply ship Frankfurt am Main—were trackable on an open-source website. They transited the 110-mile-wide waterway from the East China Sea and headed to the South China Sea. This was also the first time the German navy sent its ships through the narrow strait since 2002. The strait is one of the major waterways in the Indo-Pacific region, separating China to the west and Taiwan to the east.
