Amid tensions over China's growing appetite for power, Japan's navy has allowed a warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait for the first time, according to a media report. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The destroyer “Sazanami” therefore passed through the narrow strait a day earlier with Australian and New Zealand ships. China and Taiwan.
China threatens the democratic island republic with violent conquest for the purpose of “reunification” and considers the Taiwan Strait as part of its territory, causing protests among neighboring countries. Japan, its protectorate, the United States, and other Chinese neighbors accuse Beijing of increasing militarization in the region. Against the backdrop of these tensions, the German frigate “Baden-Württemberg” and a supply task force also passed by a few days ago. “Frankfurt am Main” on its way from South Korea to the Philippines across the Taiwan Strait. That section attracted much attention.