After months of secretive planning, and preparing the crew to defend their ship if necessary, the Royal Canadian Navy has transited the Taiwan Strait.

As HMCS Ottawa entered the busy and strategically critical body of water at sunrise, it was flanked by three Chinese warships armed with missiles and torpedoes. They mirrored Ottawa’s moves for the entire 17-hour crossing.

Canada made the journey along with the USS Ralph Johnson, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, in what both countries describe as a freedom of navigation exercise.

  • @joshuanozzi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    39•10 months ago

    “🇨🇦🖕🇺🇸” 😂

    Edit: An entire thread forcing me to explain the joke to death while painting me as the idiot is infinitely funnier than the joke itself could ever hope to be. Especially when it’s all started by someone who calls Canada “canadia”. I thank you for your service. 😏

    • Flying Squid
      28•10 months ago

      The people there are Canadians. It should either be called Canadia or they should be called Canadans. They want it both ways. I don’t accept that. Hail Canadia!

    • downpunxx
      4•10 months ago

      canadia sailed a warship through the taiwan straight, and that’s a fuck you to the united states, how?

      • wrath-sedan
        19•10 months ago

        Canada made the journey along with the USS Ralph Johnson, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, in what both countries describe as a freedom of navigation exercise.

        Also they literally went together lol

        EDIT: Top comment was not actually confused, but is really being dragged through the mud for a slightly ambiguous three emoji combo haha, sorry top comment.

      • @steltek@lemm.ee
        4•10 months ago

        Maybe he only speaks “High School Emoji” and isn’t that fluent yet. Misunderstandings can happen like that.

        • @joshuanozzi@lemmy.mlEnglish
          22•10 months ago

          Or - and hear me out here - I’m in my 40s and assumed that those who read my comment had read the full article like I did and understood it was a joint mission between Canada and the US and the meaning would be obvious.

          I apologize my use of emoji wasn’t to your exacting standards but I find comedy that’s forced to lead the reader by the nose isn’t quite as funny. I hope some day you’ll find peace and healing for the harm I’ve caused you.

          • @joshuanozzi@lemmy.mlEnglish
            6•10 months ago

            I wouldn’t worry too much about a reply-guy who rushes to the defense of another who calls Canada “canadia” to show solidarity in their judgment of “a stupid”. It’s actually funnier than my abhorrent emoji game. 😏

          • @steltek@lemm.ee
            2•10 months ago

            I didn’t even think I was being hostile? Does no one really remember thinking “embarasada” meant embarrassed in Spanish class?

            But now that I’ve checked back in with this thread and gotten a honestly pretty unexpected hostile reaction, yeah, let’s go with that then.