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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Josh Arslan and Thomas Peter

Chinese fishing crews navigate troubled waters as tensions with Taiwan flare

Fishers harvest seafood at a farm in Chinese waters opposite the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands near Luoyan Bay, Fujian province, China, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

As China sends warships and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, deemed a separatist by Beijing, fishing crews plying the narrow waterway say they fret more about their livelihood than politics.

For years, Chinese fishermen trawling for fish, shrimp and crab have played cat and mouse with Taiwanese authorities as they closely track boats that near the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

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