US EditionMan who sailed from China to Taiwan in rubber dinghy indicted while Chinese jets surround island
- A man named Wang has been indicted for illegally entering Taiwan after sailing from China in a rubber dinghy, as reported by the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
- Wang made the five-day journey to seek freedom and phoned emergency services after his dinghy ran aground on September 14, 2024.
- The situation was heightened by the presence of 27 Chinese warplanes and six vessels near Taiwan, which is part of China's strategy to intimidate the island, according to reports.
- Taiwan's government has warned about increasing 'gray area' attacks from China using social media and personal contacts.
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Man who sailed from China to Taiwan in rubber dinghy indicted while Chinese jets surround island
A man who sailed across the Taiwan Strait from China in a rubber dinghy has been indicted for illegally entering the island, while an unusually large number of Chinese fighter jets flew through the area in an apparent show of force.
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TAIPEI The Chinese man, identified only by his surname Wang, reportedly made the five-day journey in a light open boat in September to “seek freedom”. His landing in the northern area of Linkou shocked many Taiwanese, who questioned how he had apparently evaded the island’s navy and coast guard. Wang is being held incommunicado, a reflection of ongoing tensions between Taiwan and China, which claims the island and sent 27 warplanes and six shi…
More than 20 Chinese Army aircraft surrounded the island of Taiwan on Wednesday, just two days after Donald Trump's inauguration as the new U.S. president and in the midst of rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing, Taiwanese official sources reported this Thursday.In its last daily part, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MDN) indicated that a total of 35 aircraft passed through the vicinity of its territory between 06:00 local time on W…
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