Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/21
By: Stacy Hsu 

Taiping Island, May 21 (CNA) The Taiwan government plans to cooperate with countries close to Taiping Island in the South China Sea on humanitarian assistance and rescue, Coast Guard Administration (CGA) Director-General Chen Kuo-en (陳國恩) disclosed Tuesday, during a multi-agency humanitarian rescue drill off the coast of the Taiwan-administered island.

“Rendering humanitarian aid and rescue is a universal value shared by (people) all over the world,” Chen told CNA during the exercise. “As long as it is something conducive to cooperation, the government will endeavor to achieve it.”

Chen said the government hopes to hold joint drills with countries near Taiping Island to strengthen rescue and relief capabilities at sea and will do whatever is necessary to facilitate such cooperation.    [FULL  STORY]