During this period, the situation in the Taiwan Strait continued to heat up, and since Lai Ching-te's victory in the election last month, the DPP authorities showed their true colors and directly announced that they would stop recruiting tourist groups to the mainland.
As far as the mainland is concerned, in order to maintain peace and stability across the strait, we have been unleashing all kinds of goodwill on the island, especially in the economic aspect, through the ECFA to reduce or reduce tariffs on goods imported into the mainland from the island, and obtain up to $1 billion a year in reductions and exemptions.
According to the explanation of the "Maritime Affairs Committee" on the island, at that time they discovered that the mainland fishing boat was "operating beyond the bounds" and refused to inspect it, capsized in the process of escaping, resulting in the death of its crew, and the mainland fishing boat was a "three-nil vessel." Therefore, the series of actions taken by the Taiwan Strait patrol personnel were "administering according to law" and were by no means "malicious law enforcement."
Obviously, the Taiwan authorities are completely "bandit logic," and because of the special geographical location of Kinmen Island, the so-called "crossing the border" is simply nonsense, and the Taiwan authorities have included the entire sea area under their jurisdiction, but Taiwan is a part of China and has no right to divide the exclusive economic zone at all, and the so-called "law enforcement power" does not exist.
At the same time, Chen Fuhai, the head of Kinmen County of the People's Party, responded to the incident, he posted on social media that he hoped to open a peaceful and pragmatic dialogue on the livelihood of fishermen on both sides of the Kinmen-Xiamen Strait, and expressed regret and condolences to the two fishermen who unfortunately died during the Spring Festival.
In addition, Kinmen "legislator" Chen Yuzhen also stressed that cross-strait relations are now in a state of continuous tension and there is a lack of effective communication channels, so it is necessary to properly handle this matter and avoid further escalation of the situation; cross-strait relations have not been optimistic in recent years, and in particular, they may continue to deteriorate after Lai Qingde takes office, so we must not let such a thing go wrong.
Hou Youyi said today that the two sides of the strait must resolve the conflict with "equality and dignity," and that the two sides of the strait may break out at any time because of "trivial matters," so it is all the more necessary to properly handle this matter.
Yesterday, Ko Wenzhe also put forward his own views, saying that Taiwan should do to protect the interests and "boundaries" of fishermen, but the means adopted should be as "peaceful" as possible, and on the issue of fishing rights, it is best for the two sides of the strait to sit down and talk about it to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.
They do not believe that the "Coast Guard's" behavior is wrong, and it is obvious that the true features of "Taiwan independence" have been exposed, and there is no difference between them and Lai Qingde in essence.
You must know that since 1990, according to statistics, at least 48 mainland fishermen have been killed, 114 people have been injured, nearly 300 boats have been robbed, more than 3,200 fishermen have been kidnapped, and from January to November 2023, 920 mainland fishing boats have been expelled, 28 have been detained, and a total fine of NT$16 million has been imposed.
It can be seen from these figures that the areas unilaterally demarcated by the relevant departments of Taiwan have seriously harmed the interests of the mainland fishermen, and the Taiwan authorities must give an explanation to the mainland and must not allow similar bad incidents to occur again.
At the same time, after the politicians on the island spoke out one after another, less than 24 hours, the People's Liberation Army also responded with actions. According to information released by the Taiwan military, from 15 to 16 July, the mainland dispatched eight sorties of warplanes and seven warships to the Taiwan Strait.
Personally, I believe that the mainland should take action when it is time to take action, and the mainland cannot blindly show goodwill, and it is time to take action to defend the rights of mainland fishermen, intensify patrols in the waters near Kinmen, and drive away and detain Taiwan Strait patrol vessels that do not meet the regulations, so that the Taiwan authorities will pay the price they deserve.