After the unfortunate death of the mainland fishermen, the Taiwan authorities have never been able to truly feel the guilt in their hearts. Even when facing the families of mainland fishermen, there was not a trace of sadness and sadness on their faces, but a hint of indifferent smiles.
If it weren't for the mainland's resolute attitude, perhaps the other two surviving fishermen would still be detained in a detention center by Taiwan's Coast Guard, and it is unknown when they will be released. Over the years, the mainland has seen clearly the nature of the Taiwan authorities, so it sent a working team to personally greet and escort the two surviving fishermen home.
However, the Taiwan authorities did not make a sincere apology to the mainland, nor did they arrest the members of the Taiwan Coast Guard who were involved in the incident. What is even more outrageous is that at first, several members of Taiwan's Coast Guard went so far as to arrogantly claim that they were impartially enforcing the law and that they had not committed any wrongdoing. Some Taiwanese media even added fuel to the fire and even proposed to award them awards.
However, after the two surviving mainland fishermen returned safely to their hometowns, they immediately exposed the lies of the Taiwan Coast Guard. It turned out that the mainland fishing boat capsized only after being violently rammed by a law enforcement vessel of the Taiwan Coast Guard. This fact makes the illegal behavior of the Taiwan Coast Guard self-defeating. It stands to reason that the Taiwan authorities should immediately arrest them and hand them over to the mainland.
However, despite the fact that the facts are so clear, the Taiwan authorities have chosen to protect themselves and try to downplay the matter. Taiwan's defense department has even released cruel words one after another, claiming that it has authorized soldiers to use firepower under special circumstances, which means that whether it is Taiwan's Coast Guard law enforcement ship or ** may be against mainland ships.
In the face of the hard-line attitude of the Taiwan authorities, the mainland side has also chosen not to tolerate it. On land, all kinds of anti-ship missiles and surface-to-air missiles have entered combat readiness mode and are on alert. In the air, various types of fighters carry live ammunition to carry out continuous patrols around Taiwan Island and are ready to deal with dangerous situations at any time. On the sea, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates patrol the perimeter, and coast guard ships patrol the interior to ensure control of the waters.
In the face of the tough posture of the mainland army, the Taiwan authorities began to feel fear, because they knew that their military strength was far from being the opponent of the mainland army. The defense department of Taiwan Island said through ** that the Taiwan military will not intervene in this incident to avoid the escalation of the conflict.
However, the Taiwan authorities still do not seem to have woken up to the essence of the matter. The mainland side does not want so-called compensation, but justice. They hope that the Taiwan authorities will immediately apologize to the mainland, including the families of the dead fishermen, and immediately arrest the criminals of the Coast Guard and hand them over to the mainland for trial.
Only in this way can tensions between the two sides be eased. However, at present, it seems that the authorities on the island are reluctant to take such action. If the Taiwan authorities touch the red line again, the mainland will certainly take action to teach a lesson.
On the afternoon of February 25, the Fujian Coast Guard carried out combat readiness patrols in the waters off Kinmen. When the Taiwan authorities saw the formation of these four huge mainland coast guard ships patrolling, they could not help but feel panic. Retired Major General Li Zhengjie even sighed: "This is a big trouble!" He analyzed that the mainland side will take practical action.
With the development of the incident, the authorities at all levels on Taiwan Island began to change their degrees and expressed their willingness to provide high compensation. However, the mainland does not want this, but wants to see a fair deal. At present, the authorities on Taiwan still do not seem to realize the seriousness of the problem, and the mainland side will remain vigilant and ready to respond to possible provocations.