<p>Taiwan Strait is in news again. After a US warship conducted a 'routine' transit through the strait recently, a British warship HMS Richmond travelled through the same area on Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vietnam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vietnam</a> and the Vietnam People's Navy. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSG21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSG21</a> International by design <a href="https://t.co/0bys9eYY42">pic.twitter.com/0bys9eYY42</a></p>
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<p>The development is a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel as the US has been regularly performing "freedom of navigation" voyages in the strait. This waterway separates Taiwan and mainland China. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In last some months, tensions have been continuously rising between China and Taiwan, and the regular transits by the warships of other countries have been only enraging Beijing further. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In a tweet, HMS Richmond, a frigate deployed with Britain's aircraft carrier strike group, said, "After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Confirming reports, Taiwan's defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said that a foreign vessel sailed through the waterway but did not state which country it was from. &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-warns-taiwan-about-existing-grim-situation-416172" hreflang="en">China warns Taiwan about existing 'grim' situation</a></strong></p>

<p>China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, which it has said will be unified with the mainland by force if necessary.</p>

<p>Chinese jets have been repeatedly entering Taiwan's airspace in recent months with over 380 incursions reported into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) earlier. &nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


Taiwan Strait is in news again. After a US warship conducted a 'routine' transit through the strait recently, a British warship HMS Richmond travelled through the same area on Monday.

Taiwan Strait is in news again. After a US warship conducted a 'routine' transit through the strait recently, a British warship HMS Richmond travelled through the same area on Monday. After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit #Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy. #CSG21 International by design pic.twitter.com/0bys9eYY42 — HMS Richmond (@HMS_Richmond) September 26, 2021 × The development is a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel as the US has been regularly performing "freedom of navigation" voyages in the strait. This waterway separates Taiwan and mainland China. Watch: × In last some months, tensions have been continuously rising between China and Taiwan, and the regular transits by the warships of other countries have been only enraging Beijing further. Also Read: China's white paper claims rise in Uyghur population in Xinjiang In a tweet, HMS Richmond, a frigate deployed with Britain's aircraft carrier strike group, said, "After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy." Confirming reports, Taiwan's defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said that a foreign vessel sailed through the waterway but did not state which country it was from. Also Read: China warns Taiwan about existing 'grim' situation China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, which it has said will be unified with the mainland by force if necessary. Chinese jets have been repeatedly entering Taiwan's airspace in recent months with over 380 incursions reported into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) earlier. (With inputs from agencies)

In ‘rare transit’, British warship HMS Richmond crosses Taiwan Strait

<p>British defence secretary Ben Wallace said that it had collected evidence of ships "breaching" United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the sale of fuel to the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>UK's HMS Richmond has been taking part in UN sanctions enforcement operations in the region. The Type 23 Royal Navy frigate captured evidence of ships breaching sanctions. It collected updated intelligence on other ships of interest, providing video and photographic evidence to the UN Enforcement Coordination Cell (ECC), an officlal statement released on Sunday (September 27), revealed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per the statement, Wallace said, "HMS Richmond's deployment in the East China Sea identified ships acting in suspected breach of UN sanctions and tracked vessels which had previously not been flagged to the Enforcement Coordination Cell."</p>

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<p>"North Korea's ambitions to acquire Weapons of Mass Destruction destabilises the region and poses a threat to the world. This vital activity, part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the region, has frustrated those ambitions," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mentoning identification of the "multiple ships of various nationalities", the statement did not divulge details of those thought to be in breach of the sanctions.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Commanding Officer, Commander Hugh Botterill MBE said, "Participating in UNSCR enforcement activity has been a critical moment of our CSG 21 deployment. HMS Richmond is proud to have participated in the effort to curtail DPRK's WMD programmes, reporting on vessels of interest and providing valuable imagery and contact data."</p>

<p>"My team located multiple ships of various nationalities apparently acting in contravention of United Nations Security Council sanctions, and located, tracked and approached a number of ships that hadn't previously been identified to the Enforcement Coordination Cell," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>North Korea is under strict international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. Talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up those weapons in return for lifting sanctions have been stalled.</p>

<p>Earlier this month, a US-based research group said in a report that smugglers suspected of evading sanctions on North Korea have turned to schemes to create fraudulent identities for sanctioned ships.</p>

<p>Over the last month the UK Carrier Strike Group has been conducting a series of exercises with the Japanese, United States and the Republic of Korea, separate to sanctions enforcement.</p>


British defence secretary Ben Wallace said that it had collected evidence of ships "breaching" United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the sale of fuel to the country.

British defence secretary Ben Wallace said that it had collected evidence of ships "breaching" United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the sale of fuel to the country. UK's HMS Richmond has been taking part in UN sanctions enforcement operations in the region. The Type 23 Royal Navy frigate captured evidence of ships breaching sanctions. It collected updated intelligence on other ships of interest, providing video and photographic evidence to the UN Enforcement Coordination Cell (ECC), an officlal statement released on Sunday (September 27), revealed. As per the statement, Wallace said, "HMS Richmond's deployment in the East China Sea identified ships acting in suspected breach of UN sanctions and tracked vessels which had previously not been flagged to the Enforcement Coordination Cell." ALSO READ | Hillary Clinton called 'war criminal' as she becomes Chancellor of Queen's University "North Korea's ambitions to acquire Weapons of Mass Destruction destabilises the region and poses a threat to the world. This vital activity, part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the region, has frustrated those ambitions," he added. Mentoning identification of the "multiple ships of various nationalities", the statement did not divulge details of those thought to be in breach of the sanctions. The @RoyalNavy has been helping to enforce @UN sanctions targeting North Korea's weapons programmes. @HMS_Richmond detached from the #CSG21 to patrol the East China Sea, capturing evidence of ships apparently breaching the sanctions. Read more here 👉https://t.co/HbnssFrUX8 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) September 26, 2021 × The Commanding Officer, Commander Hugh Botterill MBE said, "Participating in UNSCR enforcement activity has been a critical moment of our CSG 21 deployment. HMS Richmond is proud to have participated in the effort to curtail DPRK's WMD programmes, reporting on vessels of interest and providing valuable imagery and contact data." "My team located multiple ships of various nationalities apparently acting in contravention of United Nations Security Council sanctions, and located, tracked and approached a number of ships that hadn't previously been identified to the Enforcement Coordination Cell," he added. North Korea is under strict international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. Talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up those weapons in return for lifting sanctions have been stalled. Earlier this month, a US-based research group said in a report that smugglers suspected of evading sanctions on North Korea have turned to schemes to create fraudulent identities for sanctioned ships. Over the last month the UK Carrier Strike Group has been conducting a series of exercises with the Japanese, United States and the Republic of Korea, separate to sanctions enforcement.

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In ‘rare transit’, British warship HMS Richmond crosses Taiwan Strait

UK says it has 'captured evidence' of multiple ships breaching North Korea sanctions