(Pingtan / Taipei Comprehensive News) Mainland China has launched a military exercise against Taiwan, which has led to a livelihood of Pingtan Island, Fujian Province, which is close to Taiwan.
In order to counter Taiwan Tsai Ing -wen met with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives McCarthy, the mainland started the three -day combat police patrol and military exercise surrounding Taiwan on Saturday (April 8).
Earlier, the Fuzhou and Pingtan Maritime Bureau of Fujian also issued a navigation warning last Friday (April 7), which will conduct real -bomb shooting training to prohibit ships from entering Pingtan Yangtze River Australia and other waters.
Fishermen: Can't catch the whole family or starve to death
Reuters reported from Pingtan from Pingtan quoted local fishermen saying that military exercises made them feel anxious when fishing.A 40 -year -old Wang fisherman said: "If you can't catch the fish, my family may starve to death."
The fishermen surnamed Wang said that his fishing boat was caught on Friday in the waters about half an hour from Pingtan on Friday morning, bringing back fishing goods worth about 7,000 yuan (RMB, the same below, about S $ 1355).About 20 crew members on board.
He said that the daily income of each fisherman is only about 200 yuan to 300 yuan, which is far lower than the level of the family.He complained: "Oil prices are getting more and more expensive, and the cost of living has risen sharply. Even if the government has subsidies, it is still a nine cattle."
The fishermen surnamed Wang also said that what he was more concerned about at the moment was that before the end of the fishing season on May 1, how many opportunities could be seized.
The deterioration of cross -strait relations has also caused mainland fishermen to get closer to the "Taiwan Strait Middle Line".According to reports, the Taiwan Patrol Department repeatedly seized the mainland fishing vessels and seized fishermen on the grounds of "illegal cross -border".
Pingtan Island is only 68 nautical miles (equivalent to 125 kilometers) from Hsinchu, Taiwan's island, and is known as "the island closest to Taiwan's island."
A fisherman named Lin said that he hoped that cross -strait relations would improve.He said: "If a war occurs, Pingtan must be the front line. If the country needs me, I will go to the army. But I hope this day will never come."
On the other side of the Taiwan Strait, Taipei residents have different responses to maintenance of the main military.
Agence France -Presse quoted Mr. He surname He, a 73 -year -old retired lecturer who was walking in Daan Forest Park, said, "I'm a little worried, if I don't worry, I am lied to you ... The problem lies in sovereignty. I am.Want to be independent, but they (mainland) just regard Taiwan as a province. "
However, other people who exercise or play Taijiquan are not worried at all.
The 75 -year -old retired merchant, Mr. Li, said: "In the city, everyone is dining, dancing, laughing, everything is as usual."
Reported that although most of the people interviewed in the Daan Forest Park held an anti -communist view, some people still had a kindness of the mainland people.
The 57 -year -old teacher Shi Shi said: "I feel safe in Taiwan. I don't think they will attack, we are like brothers." He said that if the mainland attacked Taiwan, cross -strait relations will "break forever."
