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China says navy warned off French warship in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, April 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – China said Thursday its navy warned
off a French warship that had entered the Taiwan Strait earlier this month,
and lodged an official protest with Paris over the move.
The Chinese defence ministry said the French warship “illegally entered
China’s territorial waters” on April 7.
Beijing sees self-governed and democratic Taiwan as its territory awaiting
reunification.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1526 hrs