Taiwan hails 'comprehensive' trade deal with US as China issues warning

The United States and Taiwan have signed a trade deal aimed at deepening economic relations between both sides - in a move that has sparked a warning from Beijing. Taiwan's government has described the deal as "the most comprehensive" trade agreement signed with Washington since 1979. The pact is "intended to strengthen and deepen the economic and trade relationship" between both sides, Sam Michel, a spokesperson at the US Trade Representative press office said in a statement on Thursday. The US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade looks to boost trade by streamlining customs checks, improving regulatory procedures, and establishing anticorruption…