Taiwan, Philippines sign fisheries law enforcement agreement

After several rounds of negotiations in the past two years, Taiwan and the Philippines concluded the Agreement Concerning the Facilitation of Cooperation on Law Enforcement in Fisheries Matters on November 5, 2015. The agreement contains seven articles and includes three important points of consensus that have already been implemented—avoiding the use of violence or unnecessary force, establishment of an emergency notification system, and establishment of a prompt release mechanism. More information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan): here and here.