According to South Korean media, on April 15, 2023, a Chinese fishing boat strayed into North Korean waters, but whether it crossed the border is still unknown, and the fishing boat was then pursued by North Korean guard ships, and the fishing boat used full power to get rid of the capture, and in the fierce chase, the Chinese fishing boat crossed the boundary between the North and South Korean waters on the west side of the Korean Peninsula.
At this time, the South Korean side also discovered this emergency, looking at the imposing North Korean ship, the South Korean side gave a verbal warning, but the North Korean ship still did not mean to turn back, and then the South Korean army fired a warning ⚠️ shot, and then the North Korean ship turned back to North Korean waters.
Although the North Korean ship returned, the Chinese fishing boat hit the South Korean ship in the process of being chased because it was too fast, which caused some South Korean naval officials and some Chinese fishermen to be injured, but it was not harmed.
South Korea said that when the warning shots were fired, the North Korean side did not retaliate, which shows that the North Korean warship has indeed crossed the border, otherwise it is impossible to suffer this loss, which also indirectly reflects the high state of alert between the two countries.
In the past, North Korean ships chased Chinese fishing boats, and the reasons were too complicated, and it was not clear whether the fishing boats crossed the border. There is nothing wrong with North Korea protecting its maritime rights and interests, but China and North Korea are too rough in enforcing the law about Sino-North Korean relations, where blood is thicker than water. I believe that the two Koreas will investigate the incident clearly later, and we will wait and see!