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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Recent operations by the Chinese mainland coast guard are aimed at maintaining normal navigation and protecting the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.
Answering a question from the media at a regular departmental press conference, Zhang Han again emphasized that both sides of the strait belong to one China and that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China, and that so-called “forbidden or restricted waters” do not exist.
Zhang Han said that for a long time, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration had ignored the historical and factual reality that fishermen from both sides of the strait work together in traditional fishing grounds.
The DPP administration unjustifiably detained fishing vessels and crews from the mainland, and also treated them in a dangerous and rough manner, creating navigational risks and a serious threat to the lives and property of fishermen, the agency representative added. -0-
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