Taiwan has thanked the United Kingdom for defending freedom of navigation after a British navy patrol vessel, the HMS Spey, transited the Taiwan Strait. China has increased its military activity in the area and called the transit a "provocation."
00:00A British Navy patrol vessel has transited the Taiwan Strait, an action that the UK says complied with international law.
00:08It comes as Taiwan reported 50 Chinese military aircraft operating in the area, with 46 entering the country's ADIZ.
00:16This is not Taiwan's airspace, but a buffer area used for defensive purposes.
00:20China's military said it had tracked the British ship's movement and that its presence was intentional provocation that undermined regional peace and stability.
00:28Meanwhile, Taiwan's foreign ministry thanked the UK for taking quote concrete actions to defend freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait.
