‘We will defend sovereignty’

Presidential tour: Tsai (centre) being briefed aboard the Taiwanese Navy warship at the naval base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. — EPA

TAIPEI: President Tsai Ing-wen vows to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty after the ruling from The Hague.

Tsai boarded a South China Sea-bound warship and addressed its crew while touring a naval base yesterday morning, less than a day after a controversial international ruling on the area.