CHINESE fighter jets staged a fake attack on one of the Royal Navy's warships as it sailed through the contentious Taiwan Strait. Chinese fighter jets made a "simulated kill" against the British ship - a missile launch without actual fire. The Taiwan Strait separates China from the island of Taiwan - a self-governing country that Beijing claims should be under its control. The move "sent wrong signals and undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait", Senior Colonel Shi Yi said. US Indo-Pacific Command spokesperson Major Jason Welch told Newsweek the vessels "conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit" where "freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law".