“2.In the face of the mainland's hardline attitude, the Taiwan authorities made certain concessions; in addition to releasing the surviving fishermen, they also admitted that it was indeed the "Coast Guard" that knocked over the fishing boat, and recently there was even news that the Coast Guard personnel who caused the incident may face imprisonment of up to five years.
Ships in this incident.
It has been learned that the Kinmen District Procuratorate's latest investigation report has now been released, which shows that the overturned mainland fishing boat and the patrol boat of Taiwan's "Coast Guard" have both been detained on the shore, that the railing on the left stern of the mainland fishing boat has obvious impact marks and is dented, and that there is also a collision mark under the starboard side of Taiwan's "Coast Guard." Therefore, the prosecutors have determined that there was a collision between the two boats, and this case will also be investigated for the crime of "negligence causing death."
If this crime is confirmed, the relevant personnel of Taiwan's "Coast Guard" will face criminal responsibility for up to five years.
Very obvious impact marks.
It is worth noting that even if the relevant personnel of the "Coast Guard" in this incident were dealt with, in the eyes of the Taiwan authorities, this incident was still a case of "manslaughter," and it was the "accidental" death of two fishermen caused by the "Coast Guard" of Taiwan. However, judging from the accounts of the two surviving fishermen, it is obvious that the truth of the matter is not like this, and it was the Taiwan "Coast Guard" that deliberately collided, causing the fishing boat to roll over and the fishermen to drown; once the case is closed with the crime of "negligent death," the Taiwan authorities naturally do not need to apologize or admit their mistakes; Therefore, this argument is obviously untenable, and it is the right approach to deal with those responsible for the incident with the crime of intentional injury.
However, as far as the Taiwan authorities are concerned, this is already the biggest concession that can be made, and Taiwan's "Coast Guard" has gone through many rounds of negotiations and dialogues from the beginning when it was not at fault at the beginning, and now it is guilty of "negligence causing death." Judging from the investigation process of the judicial units on the island, it will take a year and a half to completely conclude this matter, and by that time everyone's attention will be gone, and naturally "big things will be turned into small things," and the Taiwan authorities will be done with some money.
In the face of this problem, Chen Chien-jen, the person in charge of Taiwan's administrative agency on the other side, also recently stated that he would "ban" the law enforcement power of the mainland coast guard, and the person in charge claimed that due to the recent continuous activities of the mainland coast guard, the Taiwan Strait Patrol and defense departments will strengthen relevant measures to ban them, and will drive these vessels away when necessary, and at the same time, this is also to ensure the safety of the Taiwan Strait area and safeguard the rights of fishermen, which is an unshirkable duty. In other words, it is necessary to drive away these mainland coast guard vessels that have started regular patrols, and ban their "law enforcement powers", so as to maintain the so-called "restricted waters" statement.
Taking advantage of the fishing boat incident, the mainland coast guard has now started regular patrols in the Xiajin and Matsu waters, and has carried out boarding and temporary inspections of yachts on the island during the cruise, which means that the law enforcement power in these waters has been firmly grasped by the mainland, so the so-called "restricted waters" of the former Taiwan authorities naturally do not exist.
A Taiwan Strait patrol boat intercepted a Chinese coast guard vessel.
This is a scene that the Taiwan authorities absolutely do not want to see, and since they want to drive away these mainland coast guard vessels, it is inevitable that Taiwan's "Coast Guard" will appear. From previous reports, we can see that after the mainland coast guard carried out regular patrols, it has repeatedly entered the so-called "restricted waters" of the Taiwan authorities, and this time it is okay twice, and the "coast guard" can turn a blind eye and never see it, but it will not work if it is too many times, and it must be done to give everyone an explanation, so in the picture officially released by the coast guard, Taiwan's "coast guard" intercepted the mainland's 2,000-ton coast guard ship with a body size of 30 tons, and then turned around and ran away after meeting.
At present, most of the warships of Taiwan's "Coast Guard" are of 100 tons and 10 tons, and there are only a handful of ships of 1,000 tons, and the number of ships deployed in the Kinmen area is only 30 tons. As the mainland coast guard, which leads the world with a fault-type advantage, most of the ships are 1,000-ton ships, and there are even ships transformed from 053 frigates, and there are many ships of 10,000-ton class. Therefore, if Taiwan's "Coast Guard" wants to drive away the mainland coast guard ships and adopt military means, it will inevitably not work, and at this time it will need backup to help, and this backup is the Taiwan military that is preparing to support the outer islands.
At first, Chiu Kuo-cheng, head of Taiwan's defense department, said that he would not intervene in this incident because the Taiwan military wanted to avoid causing a conflict, but then the attitude of the Taiwan military immediately reversed and demanded that it actively prepare for war and support the outer islands.
In view of this, a reporter on the island specially interviewed Chiu Kuo-cheng and asked whether the Taiwan military would intervene by force if there was a real clash between the coast guards on both sides of the strait. The person in charge gave an ambiguous answer to this question, saying, "At present, the Coast Guard is already dealing with this matter, and the Taiwan military does not want any combat situation to occur; But in the same way, avoiding war is only to avoid war as much as possible instead of blindly avoiding and retreating, and if the mainland side is still like this, the war readiness regulations will say how to deal with it."
In other words, the person in charge of Taiwan's defense department is warning the mainland not to go on like this, and if it continues to enter the so-called "restricted waters" and confront Taiwan's "Coast Guard," then the Taiwan military will take action. However, with regard to this statement of "restricted waters," the responsible person also said that since the waters are near and far, as long as the mainland coast guard does not pose a threat to the Taiwan military on the island, these matters will be handled by Taiwan's "Coast Guard."
However, in any case, it is an established fact that the coast guard has entered Kinmen and other places to conduct regular patrols, and the so-called "restricted waters" are a thing of the past. In dealing with the fishermen's incident, the Taiwan authorities should pinpoint the key points and earnestly solve the problem, and we should also make a new breakthrough in our strategy toward Taiwan through new measures and new developments, and unswervingly push for the reunification of the two sides of the strait.
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