A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, according to reports in Japanese media. The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer, passed through the strait from north to south on Wednesday,

New Zealand's navy said on Thursday that it had sailed a military vessel through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in seven years, a rare challenge to China's claim on the fiercely contested waterway.

A Japanese destroyers sailed through the stretch of water between the island and the Chinese mainland on Wednesday morning A Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force vessel sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time on Wednesday,