Taiwan Defends Coast Guard After China Complains Over Fatal Accident

In this handout photograph provided by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsized during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan, Feb. 14, 2024.

Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on a Chinese speedboat, which got too close to a frontline Taiwan island, died when their boat overturned while trying to flee a coast guard ship.