Quanzhou Red Cross sent personnel to Kinmen: we need to know the truth behind the death of mainland fishermen

　　China News Service, Kinmen, February 20 (Reporter Yang Chengchen) Recently, relevant Taiwan authorities treated a mainland fishing boat roughly, resulting in the death of two fishermen. On the morning of the 20th, the Quanzhou Red Cross Society and others sent personnel to accompany the crew members’ families to Kinmen to handle relevant aftermath matters.

　　According to reports, there are nine people in the Quanzhou Red Cross delegation, including six family members of the fishermen who died.

On the morning of February 20, the Quanzhou Red Cross Society and others sent personnel to accompany the crew members' families to Kinmen on the "Bafang" ship to handle related aftermath matters. Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Chengchen

　　Li Zhaohui, senior adviser to the Quanzhou Jinjiang Red Cross Society, was interviewed by China News Service and other media after arriving in Kinmen. He said that Taiwan violently pursued a Fujian fishing boat, resulting in the death of two fishermen. This vicious incident aroused strong indignation from all parties in the mainland and seriously hurt the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Li Zhaohui, senior adviser to the Jinjiang Red Cross Society in Quanzhou, was interviewed by China News Service and other media at Shuitou Wharf in Kinmen. Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Chengchen

　　"The purpose of our trip to Kinmen is to understand the truth, assist the families in the aftermath, and bring back the two survivors." Li Zhaohui said, we ask relevant parties in Taiwan to take seriously the legitimate concerns of the families, cooperate with the aftermath, and avoid further harm to the families. harm.

The people wearing black in the picture are family members of the fishermen. Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Chengchen

　　Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on the 19th that relevant parties in Taiwan should provide convenience and make arrangements for the crew members and related personnel to go to Kinmen, take their legitimate concerns seriously, cooperate with the aftermath, and avoid further hurting the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (over)