Xiyin

— One of the four fishermen from Lianjiang County of east China’s Fujian Province was shot dead by soldiers of the Taiwan authorities stationed on the Xiyin Island when the fishermen were looking for fishing tackle near the island that day. The Taiwan soldiers continued shooting as the fishermen were sailing to the Xiyin Island to rescue the wounded.[…] At about 0110 on 6 August, four crew members of the "Minlianyu 0210" fishing boat of Nan Village of Lianjiang County’s Tailu Town were looking for fishing tackle near the Latou Reef south of the Xiyin Island, when troops of the Taiwan authorities on Xiyin Island fired at them and 28-year old^([sic – meaning year-old]) captain Chen Yingtong of the fishing boat was wounded twice in the left side of his chest.