中國漁船頻越界 澎湖海巡再扣一艘
Taiwan's coast guard seized another Chinese fishing boat off Penghu, a small but steady sign that pressure in the Taiwan Strait is not letting up.
- A Chinese boat with no name was caught trawling inside restricted waters northwest of Huayu, near Wangan.
- Coast guard officers boarded it as the crew was pulling in the nets and took control of the vessel and its seven Chinese crew.
- The boat dumped its catch — around 5,000 kilos — into the sea before it could be checked.
- These crossings into Penghu waters are happening again and again, not as one-off incidents.
- Taiwan says it will keep enforcing the line to protect its own fishermen and control of its waters.
Outlook: Expect more seizures around Penghu as Chinese boats keep testing the boundary and Taiwan keeps patrolling day and night.