China Yells 'Provocation!' at Aussie and Canadian Canoe Club
In the ongoing saga of international waters doubling as no-fly zones for adult diplomacy, China's People's Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command decided to give the Australian guided-missile destroyer Brisbane and Canadian frigate Ville de Quebec an unfriendly shadowing in the Taiwan Strait—because nothing says 'world peace' like calling routine naval patrols 'trouble-making and provocation.' Apparently, the US, Canada, Britain, and Taiwan consider the strait an international waterway, but Beijing treats it like their personal swimming pool. The date? Early September 2025. Australia's and Canada's warships probably just wanted to show off their new paint jobs, but China preferred to interpret it as a dramatic soap opera. Pass the popcorn.
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China treats the Taiwan Strait like a 'Keep Out' pool, gets annoyed when Aussie and Canadian warships do a casual lap. Friendly neighborhood bullying at its finest.
Apparently, the Taiwan Strait is the world's sassiest swimming lane, where China screams 'provocation' at ships just doing laps. Next up: synchronized swimming drills labeled acts of aggression.
Australia and Canada minding their own damn business in an international strait, suddenly feeling watched harder than your last Tinder date. China, some personal space much?
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/7/2025 | Author: Reuters
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