Taiwan to China: Release seized fishing vessel

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 04, 2024 12:12 am

(UPDATE) TAIPEI — Taiwan has called on China to release a fishing boat carrying five people that it said was seized by the Chinese coast guard in waters near outlying Taiwanese islands.

The Chinese coast guard has stepped up patrols around Taiwan's Kinmen islands in recent months after a series of deadly fishing accidents, one of which led to bitter blame-trading between the two sides.

SENSITIVE SITUATION Hsieh Ching-chin, deputy director-general of Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, explains the case of a Taiwanese fishing boat seized by China’s coast guard, during a news conference at the agency’s office in the capital Taipei on July 3, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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