The warning comes after two of the EU country’s ships passed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in 22 years
The passage of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Friday “increased security risks” in the region, the Chinese military has said. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing accused Berlin of staging a “provocation” and violating the One-China policy.
Taiwan has been de facto self-governing since 1949, when the Nationalist forces lost the Chinese Civil War to the Communists and fled to the island. Taiwan is currently recognized as a sovereign nation by only 12 countries in the world. While adhering on paper to the One-China policy, in which the government in Beijing is the sole ruling authority over Chinese territories, the US has for decades maintained unofficial relations with and supported Taipei.
China insists that Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory, with President Xi Jinping warning that Beijing could…