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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Taipei says China's traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon is 'ridiculous'

Taipei: China's attempt to implement traffic control measures on shipping ​heading into the Taiwan Strait ​during Typhoon Dolphin is "ridiculous", Taipei said, adding that ​Beijing has no right to restrict access to international waters.

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, also claims the strategic strait through which billions ‌of dollars ⁠of trade ⁠flow every year - a claim both Taipei and Washington reject.

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