Taipei, Sept. 17 -- Taiwan and Indonesia formalised cooperation on marine debris management during the International Conference on Marine Environmental Management in Taipei, underscoring the growing urgency of regional partnerships on ocean sustainability, as reported by the Taipei Times.

According to the Taipei Times, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling, speaking to the media after the conference, denounced Chinese fishing crews for deploying cyanide near the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, in the South China Sea). She stressed that such practices breach the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and vowed that Taiwan would resolutely protect its territorial waters.

The remarks followed the Coast Guard Administration's r...