Taiwan, US to strengthen maritime coordination as China looms, East Asia News & Top Stories


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TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan and the United States have signed their first agreement under the Biden administration, the establishment of a Coast Guard Working Group to coordinate policy at a time when China's maritime actions have caused growing regional concern. The new government of US President Joe Biden has moved to reassure Chinese-claimed Taiwan that its commitment to the island is rock solid, and has repeatedly expressed concern about China's efforts to pressure Taipei. The de facto Taiwanese ambassador to the United States, Hsiao Bi-khim, signed the agreement in Washington on Thursday (March 25), her office said in a statement....