US vows more Taiwan trade, transits

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States will boost its trade with Taiwan in response to China's "provocative" behavior, the White House said on Friday (Saturday in Manila), as it insisted on the right of air and sea passage through the tense strait separating the two Chinese sides.

A new trade plan will be unveiled within days, while American forces will transit the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks, said Kurt Campbell, White House coordinator for Asia-Pacific issues and an adviser to US President Joe Biden.