The Taiwan Strait does not belong to China and any attempts to create tension threaten global security, the island's defence ministry said on Monday, after Beijing criticised Canada for sailing a warship through the sensitive waterway.

A Canadian warship recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a narrow waterway separating Taiwan from mainland China. This move has sparked anger in Beijing, which claims jurisdiction over the area.

China's military on Monday condemned the sailing of a Canadian warship in the Taiwan Strait, saying its air and naval forces had monitored and warned the ship. Canada's actions "deliberately stirred up trouble" and undermined peace and stability in the strait,

The U.S. Navy, and occasionally ships from allied countries like Canada, Britain and France, transit the strait, which they consider an international waterway, around once a month. Taiwan also considers it an international waterway but China,