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.
PINGTAN, China – As China sends warships and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait after a US 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.Villagers on Pingtan island in China’s southeastern Fujian province, just across from Taiwan, say fishing is their livelihood – and trips to sea are more fraught as China stages new military drills in the strait, just 160km at its narrowest.
Each fisherman earns about 200 to 300 yuan for a day’s work, far less than needed to raise a family, Wang said. Those activities won’t stop fishermen from heading to sea, but the increased tensions will make them more wary about getting close to the median line. “We have been fishing since we were very young, and will do so until we are old enough to die – we have no time to think about issues other than our personal struggles,” Wang said with a small smile.On Saturday, April 8, Taipei said more than 40 Chinese planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s “median line”, which Beijing does not recognise.“No one dares to cross that line or even go near it,” said Yan, whose boat frequently sails around the resource-rich Niushan Island.
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