Two German warships have entered the Taiwan Strait on a freedom of navigation exercise, the first such transit by German naval ships in over two decades.
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00:00Two German warships have entered the Taiwan Strait on a Freedom of Navigation mission.
00:05Taiwan Plus has independently verified the transit of both vessels.
00:09It's the first passage through the strait by German naval ships in over two decades.
00:14China condemned the move, saying it would endanger China's sovereignty and security.
00:19Germany's defense minister has confirmed the transit of the two warships.
00:30What we have always represented, and what I have always represented, is that international waters are international waters.
00:37It is the shortest way, it is the safest way in view of the weather conditions, and they are international waters, so we sail through.