Canada recently sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait, ignoring a warning from China that doing so could damage ties.
Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Charlottetown made the voyage last week, the Globe and Mail first reported on May 28.
Department of National Defence spokesperson Daniel Blouin confirmed the transit to The Epoch Times, saying the trip was “routine.”
“On May 22, 2026, HMCS Charlottetown conducted a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait, which was completed on May 23, 2026,” Blouin said in an email.
The transit in waters contested by China was the first by the Canadian Navy since September 2025. At that time, frigate HMCS Ville de Québec made the trip alongside Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane. The Canadian military had said transiting the Taiwan Strait “supports a free, open Indo-Pacific.”…