Tensions rise as US and Canadian warships challenge China in Taiwan Strait.
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China's military has criticized the US and Canada for "deliberately provoking risk" after their navies conducted a joint sailing through the Taiwan Strait. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and Canada's HMCS Montreal conducted a "routine" transit of the strait on Saturday. China has been ramping up military and political pressure in an attempt to force Taiwan to accept Beijing's sovereignty claims, which the government in Taipei strongly rejects.
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