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Taiwanese Minister Returns After 7 Years, Oversees Taiping Drill

4/23/2026

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Taiwanese Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling became the first Taiwanese minister in seven years to set foot on Taiping Island.
She visited Itu Aba to observe a coast guard exercise that included boarding a cargo vessel.
The drill simulated humanitarian relief, medical evacuation and marine-pollution removal.
Coast guard video showed armed special forces entering the ship’s control room and demanding cooperation.

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Taiwanese Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling became the first Taiwanese minister in seven years to set foot on Taiping Island.
She visited Itu Aba to observe a coast guard exercise that included boarding a cargo vessel.
The drill simulated humanitarian relief, medical evacuation and marine-pollution removal.
Coast guard video showed armed special forces entering the ship’s control room and demanding cooperation.