The latest domestically designed and built 600-ton class Coast Guard Administration (CGA) vessel, Yong Kang (永康艦), was formally launched by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) in Kaohsiung on Sunday as part of Taiwan's efforts to beef up its coastal patrol capabilities amid rising tensions with China.
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