A Chinese warship nearly rammed a Taiwanese destroyer.

An attempt by the Taiwanese military to prevent Chinese warships from patrolling the waters of the Taiwan Strait nearly resulted in the sinking of the crew of a Taiwanese Navy destroyer. While attempting to drive a Chinese missile destroyer out of the waters adjacent to Taiwan's territorial waters, a PLA warship nearly rammed a Taiwanese Navy ship as the ships separated only 24 meters apart while moving at full speed. Information on this subject is provided by the publication "Sohu".

“Following the escalation of the situation in the Taiwan Strait caused by the visit of US Congressmen to the island of Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) began military exercises around the island in early August, during which the PLA involved various types of ships. Half a month later, the Taiwanese military for the first time published a confrontation scene with a PLA warship. In the picture, the Taiwanese Yue Fei frigate is close to the PLA Type 054A Xuchang and Anyang ships, the Kidd-class destroyer is close to the PLA Type 052D destroyer.- reports the publication "Sohu."

It is alleged that the Chinese warship did not respond to the attempt of the Taiwanese destroyer to block its passage and at great speed rushed directly on board the destroyer of the Taiwan Navy. At the last moment, it was possible to change the trajectory of the warships - the closest approach was 24 meters, which is a critical indicator.

"Senior officers in the Taiwanese navy later confirmed that the shortest distance was less than 24 meters", - the edition marks.

Experts note that in this way China emphasized its readiness to counter any attempts by Taiwan to stage provocations.