Taiwan arrests Chinese man in rubber boat off outlying island

Taipei (AFP) April 1, 2025 Taiwan's coast guard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese man in a rubber boat trying to "illegally" enter one of its outlying islands, as Beijing staged large-scale military drills. The man was spotted shortly before 7:00 am (2300 GMT on Monday) off the main island of the Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said in a statement. The Kinmen islands are administered by Taipei but are lo

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Taiwan arrests Chinese man in rubber boat off outlying island
Taipei (AFP) April 1, 2025
Taiwan's coast guard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese man in a rubber boat trying to "illegally" enter one of its outlying islands, as Beijing staged large-scale military drills. The man was spotted shortly before 7:00 am (2300 GMT on Monday) off the main island of the Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said in a statement. The Kinmen islands are administered by Taipei but are lo