Taiwan and China perform rare joint rescue mission at sea

Taiwan and China dispatched teams on a rare joint mission to rescue a boat that capsized near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, amid heightened tensions in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Authorities from both sides dispatched rescue boats after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the early hours of the morning, Taiwan's coast guard said in a statement.

Two people were found dead, two were rescued and two were still missing, it said.