Taiwan Strait transit by Canadian warship sparks rebuke from China

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning added that China respects all countries' rights to navigation under international law.

"The Taiwan Strait is an international waterway, and all countries enjoy the right of freedom of navigation," Taiwan's defence ministry told Reuters.

The ministry said it, "closely monitors relevant developments through joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mechanisms, but does not proactively disclose the movements of military vessels from allied nations."

(Reporting by Joe Cash; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Ros Russell)