China’s military blasted the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Spey for its deliberate attempt to cause trouble as the vessel threaded the Taiwan Strait.
Britain’s Royal Navy insists the transit was routine and fully compliant with international law, yet Beijing’s sharp rhetoric underscored how even a single foreign hull can light the fuse of a regional standoff.
Those nerves are already frayed.
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