Taiwan Strait: top EU diplomat calls for European navy patrols

A US warship moves through the Taiwan Strait last weekend. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has called for European patrols of the disputed strait. Photograph: AP

European navies should patrol the disputed Taiwan Strait, the EU foreign policy chief has said, echoing earlier comments stressing how crucial Taiwan is to Europe.

Josep Borrell wrote in an opinion piece in the Journal Du Dimanche that Taiwan “concerns us economically, commercially and technologically”.