A German navy ship is preparing to navigate through the strait between China and Taiwan despite Chinese protests, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed on Friday. “The message is very simple, one we have always maintained and I have always maintained: international waters are international waters,” said Pistorius, as he addressed the press together with his Lithuanian counterpart Laurynas Kasčiūnas. In recent days, senior German defence officials have rejected suggestions from China that sending a German warship through the Taiwan Strait would amount to a provocation. China regards democr…