In response to the capsizing accident of a Chinese fishing boat that occurred off the coast of Kinmen Island, a remote Taiwanese island near China, the Chinese government issued a statement on the night of the 21st calling on the Taiwanese authorities to clarify the truth of the accident and punish those responsible. Did.
China seems to be trying to justify its pressure on the Democratic Progressive Party government by repeatedly claiming that Taiwan is at fault.
On the 14th of this month, a Chinese fishing boat capsized on the coast of Kinmen Island, a remote Taiwanese island located near Xiamen in Fujian Province in southern China, during a crackdown by Taiwanese authorities, killing two people.
On the night of the 21st, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, which is in charge of Taiwan policy in the Chinese government, issued a statement calling for the truth of the accident to be revealed and those responsible to be punished, saying that the Taiwanese authorities were trying to cover up the facts. Did.
In addition, state-run China Central Television reported on the 21st an interview with a crew member who was detained by Taiwanese authorities after the accident and repatriated to the Chinese side. I did it,” he says.
Regarding this, Taiwanese media reports that the crew members are speaking according to the Chinese authorities' script.
Regarding this incident, the Taiwanese authorities say that it was a legitimate crackdown on the ``prohibited zone'' and ``restricted zone,'' which prohibit Chinese ships from entering the coast without permission, but the Chinese side denies the existence of these zones. and continues to criticize Taiwan.
China seems to be trying to justify its pressure on the Democratic Progressive Party government by repeatedly claiming that Taiwan is at fault.