Germany says Chinese vessels that shadowed its navy in Taiwan Strait 'acted safely'

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<p>The German Navy ships that transited the Taiwan Strait last month received close scrutiny and repeated radio messages from Chinese vessels, the German task group&#x27;s commander said on Wednesday (October 2), but there was no unsafe behavior.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/9/14/china-says-german-military-ships-in-taiwan-strait-increase-security-risks-1255">READ: China says German military ships in Taiwan Strait &#x27;increase security risks&#x27;</a></div><p>The frigate FGS Baden-Wurttemberg and logistics ship FGS Frankfurt am Main were &quot;shadowed by Chinese surface vessels&quot; who sent radio messages that the South China Sea waters were theirs by law, said Rear Admiral Axel Schulz, adding the German ships responded that they were in international waters exercising freedom of navigation.</p><p>The two German ships were there as part of their country&#x27;s second Indo-Pacific deployment, a mission to conduct exercises with allies and partners, and to ensure freedom of the seas, Schulz said. They traveled to the Philippines after their strait passage, then headed to Singapore, where they arrived on Wednesday.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/4/philippines-germany-agree-to-broaden-defense-agreement-1751">READ: Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defense agreement</a></div><p>Germany&#x27;s ambassador to Singapore Bettina Fanghanel said the ships&#x27; presence was important because it showed her country&#x27;s commitment to partners in the region, adding that it has vital interests in the Indo-Pacific. &quot;It&#x27;s important for me to stress that we are here to stay,&quot; she said.</p><div><em>(Production: Feline Lim)</em></div>

<p>The German Navy ships that transited the Taiwan Strait last month received close scrutiny and repeated radio messages from Chinese vessels, the German task group's commander said on Wednesday (October 2), but there was no unsafe behavior.</p>

The German Navy ships that transited the Taiwan Strait last month received close scrutiny and repeated radio messages from Chinese vessels, the German task group's commander said on Wednesday (October 2), but there was no unsafe behavior.

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Germany says Chinese vessels that shadowed its navy in Taiwan Strait 'acted safely'

Germany says Chinese vessels that shadowed its navy in Taiwan Strait 'acted safely'

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