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Mainland China boat slip puts ‘negligent’ Taiwan coastguard on notice: analysts

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Mainland China boat slip puts ‘negligent’ Taiwan coastguard on notice: analysts

The 60-year-old man, identified by his last name Ruan, told authorities that he left the port city of Ningde in Fuzhou province last Saturday, sailing around 250km (155 miles) in 15 hours before he was apprehended at around 11am the next day. Lawmakers raised grave concerns that the man – who claimed to be an … Read more

Fatal coastguard chase: Taiwan blames Beijing’s lack of enforcement on illegal fishing boats

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Fatal coastguard chase: Taiwan blames Beijing’s lack of enforcement on illegal fishing boats

Taiwan has accused Beijing of inaction on unlicensed boats from mainland China, saying the failure was the ultimate cause of an encounter that led to the deaths of two fishermen in waters off a Taiwan-controlled defence outpost last month. The two mainland men were among four on a high-powered fishing boat that overturned during a … Read more