New Zealand's Largest Navy Vessel Sails Through Taiwan Strait

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A New Zealand Navy ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in early November, marking the second time since September 2024 that one of its vessels has made the passage.

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00:00A New Zealand navy ship has passed through the Taiwan Strait for the second time in just over a year.

00:06Citing New Zealand's defence ministry, Reuters reports that the country's largest military vessel sailed north past Taiwan in November.

00:15The ship, the Aotearoa, was reportedly followed by Chinese ships as it travelled up from the South China Sea.

00:22China views Taiwan as its territory and considers the strait to fall under its jurisdiction.

00:27New Zealand defence officials stressed that the transit complied with international law.

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