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New Zealand Navy Transits Taiwan Strait; Luxon Calls It 'Routine'

Frigate Te Mana and oiler Aotearoa crossed the contested waterway last week as part of a wider Indo-Pacific deployment.

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What to know

  • New Zealand's frigate Te Mana and oiler Aotearoa transited the Taiwan Strait on Friday, part of a three-month Indo-Pacific deployment.
  • PM Christopher Luxon characterized the transit as routine activity in international waters, a framing likely to draw objection from Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the strait.
  • The Aotearoa was tracked and followed by Chinese forces during its last strait transit in November, suggesting a similar response could recur.

Christopher LuxonChristopher Luxon New Zealand Prime MinisterNew Zealand Defence Force Operator of the naval vesselsChina Claimant of sovereignty over the Taiwan StraitTaiwan Self-governed democracy claimed by China

New Zealand Navy Transits Taiwan Strait; Luxon Calls It 'Routine'
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 8:50 AM ET
  1. 1

    Luxon calls the transit 'routine' activity

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the ships were undertaking routine activity in international waters, seeking to downplay the significance of the passage.

    “routine activity…”
    — Christopher Luxon
    1. 4 outlets NZ Says Naval Ships Made ‘Routine’ Transit of Taiwan Strait

      first by Bloomberg Politics, 3d ago · also Bloomberg, Reuters, Japan Times

      2 more headlines
  2. background

    NZ Defence Force confirms the transit — New Zealand's Defence Force said Monday that the two ships had transited the contested waterway, framing it as part of ongoing regional engagement.

  3. background

    NZ frigate and oiler cross the Taiwan Strait — Naval frigate Te Mana and oiler Aotearoa transited the Taiwan Strait on Friday as part of a three-month Indo-Pacific deployment.