Taiwan to Expand Joint Rescue Operations in Disputed Sea

Taiwan said Tuesday it will continue doing "humanitarian" search and rescue work in the South China Sea, where it holds the largest of about 500 tiny islets.  In a statement, the Coast Guard Administration said it will "deepen its cooperation mechanism" with surrounding countries, the agency said. China, the most powerful claimant to the 3.5 million-square-kilometer sea that's rich in fisheries and fuel reserves, calls Taiwan its own despite self-rule of...

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