Canada Taunts Beijing With Frigate's Taiwan Strait Transit Despite Carney's China Reset

China opposes any country using freedom of navigation to undermine its sovereignty

Canada's frigate HMCS Charlottetown transited the Taiwan Strait solo last week, prompting Beijing to warn it firmly opposes using freedom of navigation as a pretext to undermine Chinese sovereignty. The episode signals continued Western freedom-of-navigation operations in a critical chokepoint, a dynamic tech and supply-chain leaders should factor into Asia-Pacific risk assessments.