Beijing has criticized the possible passage of a German navy warship through the Taiwan Strait. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in response to a question about the reported route of the German warship, that China rejects provocations and threats from countries targeting the sovereignty and security of China under the guise of freedom of navigation. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and the waters in the Taiwan Strait are Chinese waters, Mao said. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province and wants to reunite the island state – which has been independently governed for d…