US accused of ‘sabre-rattling’ over Taiwan

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Just 10km from the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen and almost 190km off the coast of the main island of Taiwan, the Kinmen archipelago offers attractive grounds for local fishermen. But the Taiwanese coast guard patrols the waters around the islands, stopping vessels from the mainland and apprehending the fishermen on board. One such confrontation ended tragically this week when a fishing boat capsized as, according to the Taiwanese authorities, it tried to avoid an inspection by speeding away. All four fishermen on board fell into the water and although the coast guard rescued them and took them to hospital,...