China tells Taiwan’s coast guard not to interfere in detention of boat crew

Coastal Control Division Chief Liao Yun-Hung talks about a fishing boat intercepted by Chinese vessels (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Taiwan said on Wednesday that China ordered Taiwan’s coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat in what is seen as an increasing Chinese attempt to encroach on Taiwanese territory.

Taiwan’s coast guard also repeated its call for the release of the boat and its crew members who were taken from waters off the Taiwanese-controlled island of Kinmen just off the Chinese coast on Tuesday night.