Retired Chinese Navy Captain Sought Asylum In Taiwan
Date
6/12/2024 3:12:33 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
Taiwan's coast Guard detained a Chinese citizen, a retired Navy
captain of the People's Liberation army of China (PLA), who arrived
on the island by motorboat and asked for asylum,
Azernews reports.
According to him, on June 9, a man on a motorboat sailed to the
island and entered the waters of the Danshui River. According to
the coast Guard, a 9-meter boat was spotted in the morning 6
nautical miles (about 11 km) from the mouth of the river.
After the vessel entered the estuary, it collided with other
vessels at the ferry terminal, in connection with which the ferry
operators immediately contacted the coast guard and reported the
incident.
During the interrogation, a 60-year-old detainee named Ruan said
that in the past he served in the PLA Navy and holds the rank of
captain. According to the agency, citing sources, he also indicated
that he wanted to flee to Taiwan after posting anti-government
comments on social networks. It is noted that the incident
attracted special attention from the Taiwanese media and military
experts, since the Danshui River leads to Taipei.
As the head of the Taiwan Ocean Affairs Council (the island's
coast guard reports to him), Guan Biling, pointed out, it is
currently unclear whether the man really wanted to escape to Taiwan
or whether China deliberately staged a check on the island's
coastal defenses in this way. According to her, over a period of
just over a year, at least 18 such incidents were recorded, the
participants of which said that they wanted to "escape for freedom
to Taiwan." "Given the accumulated cases in the past, it is
possible that this was a test," she said.
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