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Two Chinese fishermen die after chase with Taiwan's Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing

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IIRC these are the first proper deaths caused by military intervention in cross strait relations since at least 1979.
I would not be surprised to see China retaliate and retaliate aggressively, particularly since Taiwan's Coast Guard alleges that the incident occured "near Kinmen," which is a staggering 3 kilometers away from mainland China.
Isn't this the same shit everyone was flipping out about when China did it to Filipino fishermen who were "trespassing"? At least in that case nobody died. RIP.
- No... Because China is claiming an island that is nowhere near their internationally recognized borders and on an island they don't even have people on...
  In this case, Chinese fisherman were within Taiwans EEZ. And their boat capsized as they tried to flee.
  
  Taiwan claiming an island 3km away from China and hundreds of kilometers from the Taiwanese mainland? Perfectly legitimate.
  
  Taiwan is not a country so they have no EEZ, they are a province of China, both Taiwan (Republic of China) and the Peoples Republic of China agree on this, the only point in "contention" is what government is the ligitimate government of China, the answer is the government of the Peoples Republic of China.
  
  No… Because China is claiming an island that is nowhere near their internationally recognized borders
  Everyone, including the Republic of China, believes that Taiwan is China.
  and on an island they don’t even have people on…
  Most of Taiwan's population are Han. You shouldn't form opinions on things you don't know any history or context of.
  Taiwans EEZ
  The boat was 3 km off mainland China's coast and a hundred miles away from Taiwan. RoC claims the entire coast (and territory of) mainland China, nobody takes their claims seriously.
The statement accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan of using “all sorts of excuses to forcefully inspect Chinese fishing vessels, and using violent and dangerous methods towards Chinese fishermen.”
The unnamed Chinese vessel had been sailing about one nautical mile off the coast of an islet of Kinmen island, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said in a statement. The Chinese vessel attempted to flee but capsized.
Anyone in some WeChat groups want to share what they're saying on this?
- All I'll say is that you should look at a satellite map of the Xiamen area.

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