Water Wars: Chinese Fishermen Drown Following Chase Near Taiwan-Controlled Island

Apr 15, 2024 | Aaron Baum, Teresa Chen, Alana Nance, Nikhita Salgame, and Ania Zolyniak
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On Feb. 14, two Chinese fishermen fleeing Taiwan’s coast guard drowned off the coast of Kinmen archipelago, also known as the Quemoy. The Kinmen archipelago is a group of islands just six miles from mainland China that Taiwan has governed since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. The incident raised cross-strait tensions, as China’s Taiwan Affairs Office called for an investigation of the “malicious event” that “​​severely harmed the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.”