According to a global network report on the 29th, three Canadian warships arrived at the Yokosuka base in Japan on the same day, and Robert Watt, military attache of the Canadian Embassy in Japan, announced that the frigate "Ottawa" will sail through the Taiwan Strait in the near future. He declared that Canada supports a "rules-based order" and "as part of it" will exercise its so-called "right to pass through the Taiwan Strait." In order to hype up Taiwan-related issues, warships of Western countries have repeatedly carried provocations through the Taiwan Strait under the banner of so-called "freedom of navigation", which China has repeatedly refuted. Nikkei Asia reported that the deployment was part of Canada's "Operation Project," an upgrade from the Canadian Navy's previously announced Operation Horizon. Under the action plan, Canada will increase the number of warships deployed in the Indo-Pacific from two to three. It will also participate in operations against North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Canada, like Japan, actually has no military autonomy and is a "dogleg" under the United States. Canada's projection of military power in the Indo-Pacific region and the increase in the number of warships must be to curry favor with the United States. Now it has even forewarned in advance that it will send warships through the Taiwan Strait, saying that it will have a "rules-based order" and exercise "the right to pass through the Taiwan Strait." This is the support for the "freedom of navigation" of the United States and the West, and it also wants to follow the United States in interfering in the Taiwan issue. And this is not the first time Canada has done things in the Taiwan Strait, in June this year, Canada and the United States sent warships to show off force and provoke trouble in the Taiwan Strait. At that time, China's response was extremely tough, almost directly staging "our ship is ordered to ram your ship", but aimed at the US warship.
The final result is that the US warship fled, of course, the Canadian warship naturally followed and left, and China is not even afraid of the US warship in the Taiwan Strait, let alone afraid of Canada. What's more, Canada also made a bad start this time, that is, to foretell this matter in advance, that is, the world's number one power such as the United States, when sailing through the Taiwan Strait, generally also engaged in surprise attacks, where dare to make such a big announcement all over the world. There are two possibilities for Canada to do so. On the one hand, Canada is trying to create momentum for itself in this way, so that the United States can see Canada's loyalty and prove that Canada will follow the strategic actions of the United States on the Taiwan issue. At the same time, it also shows the world Canada's strength, even if Canada does not follow the United States, it can defend the right to "freedom of navigation" in the waters near China.
On the other hand, Canada is estimated to have loud thunder and little rain, and advance forecasts are left for China to oppose and prepare. With strong opposition from the Chinese side, Canada can stop the operation like a boat, so that it can not be guilty. Regardless of Canada's intentions, such public forecasts are a provocation to China. It's good if it doesn't come, when it comes, China must come up with iron-blooded means, and make it understand that provoking China must pay a price. China can directly blockade the Taiwan Strait, so that half of the Canadian warships have to turn back, so that the world realizes that not any country has the strength and face of the United States.
If Canadian warships are allowed to pass through the Taiwan Strait without hindrance this time, China's prestige will inevitably be affected. In the future, it is estimated that all cats and dogs will come to the Taiwan Strait for a circle and then go back to ask the United States for credit. Once this matter becomes an international consensus, the Taiwan issue will become more and more complicated and difficult to solve, which is worthy of our vigilance.