Taipei Condemns China's Traffic Control Order For Taiwan Strait During Typhoon

TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – 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.

On Wednesday, Chinese state media said that due to the approach of the typhoon, starting from Thursday night, ships heading north through the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait must heed traffic control measures.