Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday
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Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday
Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday
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HMS Richmond and the USS Higgins passed between Taiwan and mainland China on Friday, prompting fury in Beijing.

The pair were engaged in 'trouble-making and provocation', according to Beijing's People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Eastern…

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The vessels followed in the wake of China’s latest aircraft carrier and Australian and Canadian ships.

China said the HMS Spey's transit "undermines peace and stability" in the region.

Beijing asserts that the narrow waterway, which separates mainland China from Taiwan, constitutes Chinese waters