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Al Arabiya
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
China asks compensation from Taiwan after collision of navy ship, trawler
China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted waters last week. The Taiwanese vessel, the Chung Ho, collided with the Chinese trawler Minlianyu 61756 early on March 27 shortly after midnight around 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Taiwan's Taichung port, which sits on the Taiwan Strait, and nine nautical miles outside of 'restricted waters', Taiwanese navy said last week. 'The responsibility for the accident lies entirely with the Taiwan ship, but the Taiwan ship had a bad attitude and evaded responsibility after hitting the fishing boat,' Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a statement sent to Reuters on Friday. Zhu said China's preliminary investigation showed that the Chinese trawler was anchored with its automatic identification system (AIS) signal and warning lights turned on. It was hit by the Taiwanese ship that did not display its AIS signal or warning lights, Zhu said. Taiwan's navy, responding to the demand for compensation, said an investigation led by Taiwan's coast guard was ongoing, and that after the probe 'follow-up matters will be handled in accordance with the cross-strait consultation mechanism and relevant procedures'. It did not elaborate. The Taiwan Strait is the site of daily Chinese and Taiwanese military activities, though both sides normally maintain a respectful distance and there have been no exchanges of fire for decades. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up its military drills around the island in recent years. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims. The Chinese military staged two days of war games around Taiwan this week, in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea. Beijing said the exercises were a response to what it views as provocations from Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who won an election last year and whom Beijing reviles as a 'separatist.'
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
China demands compensation from Taiwan after collision of navy ship, trawler
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted waters last week. The Taiwanese vessel, the Chung Ho, collided with the Chinese trawler Minlianyu 61756 early on March 27 shortly after midnight around 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Taiwan's Taichung port, which sits on the Taiwan Strait, and nine nautical miles outside of "restricted waters", Taiwanese navy said last week. "The responsibility for the accident lies entirely with the Taiwan ship, but the Taiwan ship had a bad attitude and evaded responsibility after hitting the fishing boat," Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a statement sent to Reuters on Friday. Zhu said China's preliminary investigation showed that the Chinese trawler was anchored with its automatic identification system (AIS) signal and warning lights turned on. It was hit by the Taiwanese ship that did not display its AIS signal or warning lights, Zhu said. Taiwan's navy, responding to the demand for compensation, said an investigation led by Taiwan's coast guard was ongoing, and that after the probe "follow-up matters will be handled in accordance with the cross-strait consultation mechanism and relevant procedures". It did not elaborate. The Taiwan Strait is the site of daily Chinese and Taiwanese military activities, though both sides normally maintain a respectful distance and there have been no exchanges of fire for decades. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up its military drills around the island in recent years. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims. The Chinese military staged two days of war games around Taiwan this week, in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea. Beijing said the exercises were a response to what it views as provocations from Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who won an election last year and whom Beijing reviles as a "separatist".
Reuters
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
China demands compensation from Taiwan after collision of navy ship, trawler
BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) - China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted waters last week. The Taiwanese vessel, the Chung Ho, collided with the Chinese trawler Minlianyu 61756 early on March 27 shortly after midnight around 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Taiwan's Taichung port, which sits on the Taiwan Strait, and nine nautical miles outside of "restricted waters", Taiwanese navy said last week. "The responsibility for the accident lies entirely with the Taiwan ship, but the Taiwan ship had a bad attitude and evaded responsibility after hitting the fishing boat," Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a statement sent to Reuters on Friday. Zhu said China's preliminary investigation showed that the Chinese trawler was anchored with its automatic identification system (AIS) signal and warning lights turned on. It was hit by the Taiwanese ship that did not display its AIS signal or warning lights, Zhu said. Taiwan's navy, responding to the demand for compensation, said an investigation led by Taiwan's coast guard was ongoing, and that after the probe "follow-up matters will be handled in accordance with the cross-strait consultation mechanism and relevant procedures". It did not elaborate. The Taiwan Strait is the site of daily Chinese and Taiwanese military activities, though both sides normally maintain a respectful distance and there have been no exchanges of fire for decades. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up its military drills around the island in recent years. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims. The Chinese military staged two days of war games around Taiwan this week, in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea. Beijing said the exercises were a response to what it views as provocations from Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who won an election last year and whom Beijing reviles as a "separatist".
The Independent
27-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Taiwan Navy ship crashes into Chinese fishing boat amid tensions
A Taiwanese Navy ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided in waters off central Taiwan on Thursday amid heightened tensions between the two armies. The Taiwanese Navy said its landing ship, Chung Ho, collided with the Chinese trawler Minlianyu 61756 just after midnight on Thursday. No injuries were reported in the collision, which occurred 45 nautical miles (83km) off Taiwan's Taichung port – the island's second-largest port located on the Taiwan Strait – and nine nautical miles outside of "restricted waters," the navy said in a statement. The damage sustained during the incident did not affect the ship's "safety of navigation", the navy added. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the collision and responsibility for the incident. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the mainland and has not ruled out using force to achieve reunification. However, Taiwan rejects Beijing's claims, sees itself as distinct from China, and has accused the mainland government of intimidation. A series of recent maritime incidents along the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and China has heightened diplomatic tensions. In August 2024, three Chinese crew members on a fishing boat went missing after colliding with an unidentified vessel about 6.5 nautical miles (12km) off the coast of the Kinmen Islands. It followed a fatal incident between a Chinese boat and the Taiwanese army on 14 February in the same year kicked off a diplomatic wrangling between Taipei and Beijing. A Chinese fishing vessel capsized near Taiwan's Kinmen Island during a pursuit by the Taiwanese Coast Guard for alleged trespassing in restricted waters, resulting in the deaths of two Chinese fishermen. The two survivors were detained and later deported. Taiwan has identified 2027 as a potential timeframe for a full-scale Chinese invasion in its largest annual defence drills. The Taiwanese defence ministry unveiled the timeline in documents released on Tuesday when lawmakers and officials were briefed on the upcoming largest war games simulating an attack by the Chinese military on the annual calendar of Taiwanese forces.
