#US #Navy releases #video of #Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe #interaction’ near #Taiwan
#TAIPEI (MNP) – The U.S. #Navy has released a #video of what it called an “unsafe #interaction” in the #Taiwan Strait, in which a #Chinese #warship crossed in front of a U.S. #destroyer in the sensitive waterway that separates democratically governed Taiwan from #China.
The U.S. military said the USS Chung-Hoon, a destroyer; and Canada’s HSMC Montreal, a frigate, were conducting a “routine” transit of the strait on Saturday when the Chinese ship cut in front of the American one, coming within 150 yards (137 metres).
In the video, released by the U.S. Navy late Sunday, a Chinese warship can clearly be seen sailing across the path of the Chung-Hoon in calm waters. The Chung-Hoon does not change course.
A voice can be heard in English, apparently sending a radio message to the Chinese ship, warning against “attempts to limit freedom of navigation”, though the exact wording is unclear because of wind noise.
