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China, Taiwan and the Fishing Community Caught In Between

2024/7/11
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In the latest escalation of tensions between the two, China seized a fishing vessel from Taiwan while it was in Taiwanese territorial waters. This is seen as Beijing sending a message that it plans to assert more control over Taiwan, which China claims as it's own. Our correspondent travels to a small Taiwanese island near where the boat was seized and finds residents who know they would be on the front line of any future military action that could erupt between China and Taiwan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)