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‘Extra cautious’: Taiwan boatmen wary amid China tensions after deadly Kinmen incidents
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Kinmen’s boundaries with China were abided by for decades by the Chinese government until a fatal maritime incident in February.
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KINMEN, Taiwan – Taiwanese boat operator Lu Wen-hsiung is “extra cautious” when he takes his vessels out for tours these days.
The 56-year-old, who works and lives in Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen archipelago, does not want to risk the wrath of Taiwan’s giant neighbour, China, whose coastline is clearly visible just 3km away at its closest.
