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Mainland Chinese man claiming to be ex-navy captain breaches Taiwan defences in speedboat [View all]
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3266177/mainland-chinese-man-claiming-be-ex-navy-captain-breaches-taiwan-defences-speedboat#:~Mainland Chinese man claiming to be ex-navy captain breaches Taiwan defences in speedboat
‘The coastguard and the first-line security reporting mechanisms were not effectively managed,’ New Taipei City mayor says
Lawrence Chung in Taipei
Published: 5:56pm, 11 Jun 2024
Taiwan’s coastguard has arrested a mainland Chinese man who drove his speedboat directly to a ferry pier outside Taipei on Sunday in a breach that has raised security concerns on the island.
The man was arrested only after he arrived at the pier around 11am, despite being spotted from a coastguard lookout post while approaching the ferry terminal in the Tamsui River in New Taipei City.
The man, identified by his last name Ruan, is 60 years old and was spotted on Sunday 11km (6 nautical miles) off the coast of Tamsui district in New Taipei City. After entering the Tamsui River, which leads to downtown Taipei, the boat hit a ferry at the pier, according to the coastguard.
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‘The coastguard and the first-line security reporting mechanisms were not effectively managed,’ New Taipei City mayor says
Lawrence Chung in Taipei
Published: 5:56pm, 11 Jun 2024
Taiwan’s coastguard has arrested a mainland Chinese man who drove his speedboat directly to a ferry pier outside Taipei on Sunday in a breach that has raised security concerns on the island.
The man was arrested only after he arrived at the pier around 11am, despite being spotted from a coastguard lookout post while approaching the ferry terminal in the Tamsui River in New Taipei City.
The man, identified by his last name Ruan, is 60 years old and was spotted on Sunday 11km (6 nautical miles) off the coast of Tamsui district in New Taipei City. After entering the Tamsui River, which leads to downtown Taipei, the boat hit a ferry at the pier, according to the coastguard.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-dismisses-taiwans-concerns-after-man-arrested-river-leading-taipei-2024-06-12/
China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei
By Reuters
June 12, 2024 12:48 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China's government said on Wednesday that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat was acting on his own and that Taiwan should not be so suspicious, in a case that has alarmed Taiwanese security officials.
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Speaking at a regular news briefing in Beijing, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said what the man had done was "purely his personal action".
"There is no need for the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to see soldiers hiding behind every tree and bush, carrying out political manipulation while pretending to act earnestly," he said, referring to Taiwan's ruling party.
The man will be punished once he returns to China, Chen added, without giving details.
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By Reuters
June 12, 2024 12:48 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China's government said on Wednesday that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat was acting on his own and that Taiwan should not be so suspicious, in a case that has alarmed Taiwanese security officials.
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Speaking at a regular news briefing in Beijing, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said what the man had done was "purely his personal action".
"There is no need for the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to see soldiers hiding behind every tree and bush, carrying out political manipulation while pretending to act earnestly," he said, referring to Taiwan's ruling party.
The man will be punished once he returns to China, Chen added, without giving details.
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