US will operate 'undaunted, unafraid' in Taiwan Strait: Harris

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media onboard USS Howard at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept 28, 2022. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Washington will operate "undaunted and unafraid" throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday (Sept 28) as she addressed American troops in Japan.

Speaking after attending Tuesday's funeral for assassinated former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, Harris accused China of "disturbing behaviour" in the East China Sea and South China Sea and "provocations across the Taiwan Strait".