China ramps up patrols near Taiwan’s islands after deaths of Chinese fishermen

Follow us on Image Source : AP Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsised during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan. Beijing: China has ramped up its patrols near a group of islands controlled by Taiwan, as tensions escalate following the deaths of two Chinese fishermen during a chase by the Taiwanese coast guard who accused them of trespassing. China’s coast guard, specifically its Fujian division, announced on Sunday that it would enhance maritime law enforcement and conduct regular patrols in the waters around Xiamen, China, and Taiwan’s Kinmen islands, CNN reported. This came after…