According to a report by Huanqiu.com, after the cross-strait talks reached a deadlock, there has been no news of Taiwan's representative since he returned to Taiwan. In the absence of a result of the negotiations, the families of the victims and others left Kinmen on 5 March in the company of representatives from the mainland after holding a ceremony at the funeral home. Before leaving, they resolutely refused the condolence money offered by the Taiwan side.
It has been learned that since the Taiwan representative returned to Taiwan on 3 March, there has been no news about the resumption of negotiations. Li Zhaohui, a representative of the mainland, said that the relevant responsible persons of the Taiwan side have continued to change their minds, distort the facts, and try their best to defend themselves in order to shirk their responsibilities. The current situation shows that the authorities lack the sincerity to solve the problem, so they do not need to stay in Kinmen. Li Zhaohui stressed that the consequences arising from this should be the responsibility of the authorities.
Li Zhaohui pointed out that the two sides have held consultations for 15 days, but in the course of this process, the Taiwan side has not only failed to provide a convincing explanation of the incident, but has also denied what actually happened, made inconsistent remarks, and repeatedly lied. He said that the Taiwan side not only denied the actual situation, but also erected all kinds of obstacles to the concerns and demands of the victims' families, failed to properly handle the aftermath, and instead created all kinds of difficulties.
In the face of Li Zhaohui's accusations, Chen Sichuan, director of the Jinma Peng Branch, stressed that the matter is still being handled and hopes to continue negotiations rather than terminate them. When the families of the victims were preparing to leave Kinmen, Chen Sichuan and others were still at the head of the ferry, offering 100,000 yuan of condolences to each family member, but this kind gesture was resolutely rejected by the families of the victims. Chen Sichuan said that the condolences will be handed over to the Kinmen Red Cross Society in the future.
Since the incident of the mainland fishing boat, the authorities have continued to shirk their responsibilities and refuse to apologize. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council quickly expressed its stance after the incident, clearly putting forward demands, including disclosing the truth, severely punishing the relevant responsible persons, satisfying the legitimate demands of the victims' families, and solemnly apologizing to the victims' families.
However, after several rounds of negotiations, the Taiwan side not only refused to admit its mistake, but also tried to cover up the truth through material compensation, hoping to end the dispute by satisfying the economic demands of the victims' families. At the same time, the authorities insisted on upholding the position of Taiwan's "Coast Guard" in enforcing the law in its so-called maritime areas, believing that even if a collision incident occurred, it could not publicly apologize, so as not to affect the follow-up work.
In addition to the above circumstances, after the Taiwan deputies returned, Guan Biling, chairman of Taiwan's "Maritime Affairs Commission," made remarks on social media, completely denying the fact that the "collision" incident had occurred. At the same time, Taiwan media reported that Taiwan's "Internal Affairs Committee" arranged for Guan Biling, Chairman Qiu Taisan and others to participate in the report on the capsizing of the fishing boat in Kinmen, directly pushing the responsibility to the mainland. The six-page report does not mention a single "collision" incident, instead claiming that the Coast Guard is "enforcing the law strictly."
It can be seen from the attitude of the authorities that they insist that they are not at fault, but instead blame the mainland as the "wrong party". We have long had no illusions about the position of ***. After the capsizing of a mainland fishing boat, the mainland coast guard and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) began to step up operations in the Taiwan Strait. The mainland coast guard first carried out "normalized" patrols in the Xiajinhai waters, and denied the so-called "law enforcement powers" of the Taiwan Strait Patrol in the waters. In addition, since 28 February, the Continental Army has made frequent sorties, with 19 PLA military aircraft circling Taiwan, including nine military planes crossing the so-called "median line of the strait."
In the face of increasing complexity, all parties on the island have issued warnings to ***. During his visit to the mainland, Kuomintang Vice Chairman Xia Liyan stressed that in view of the capsizing of a fishing boat on the mainland, it is necessary to immediately restore the truth and then make a decision on the next step. Taiwan's non-party "legislator" Gao Jin Sumei convened the Maritime Affairs Commission and the Taiwan Strait Commission to make a special report on the "Kinmen Ship Collision Case, the Law Enforcement Process of the Capsizing Ship and the Follow-up Handling" and for consultation.
In general, if *** still does not reflect on the change, the mainland will continue to take more countermeasures, and the ** authorities will eventually pay the price for their mistakes. It is hoped that they will have a clear understanding of the situation, adjust their policies as soon as possible, and avoid reaping the consequences of their own evil.