Taiwan's coast guard has conducted over a dozen joint rescue operations with China in the past three years, as revealed by the agency's chief during a parliamentary session. This rare cooperation between the two governments comes amidst escalating tensions in the region.
The latest joint effort involved the rescue of crew members from a Chinese fishing boat that capsized near the Kinmen Islands. Of the six crew members on board, two were found deceased, two were rescued, and the remaining two are still being searched for by both Taiwanese and Chinese vessels.