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The most senior soldier in the German military on Friday hit back at suggestions from China that sending a German warship through the Taiwan Strait would amount to a provocation. Although the trip by the frigate Baden-Württemberg has not been officially confirmed, it is expected to take place soon, after being widely reported in German media. The inspector general of the Bundeswehr, Carsten Breuer, said during a visit to Seoul that “I don’t think we risk provoking China, but rather the other way around. It is precisely this international law that is being called into question by the perception…

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