TAIWAN sent four coast guard and naval vessels to strengthen patrols in waters near the Philippines yesterday following public outrage over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards.
“The government is determined to protect our fishermen,” government spokeswoman Cheng Li-wen said in a statement as a frigate and coast guard vessels set sail for the area where the 65-year-old was killed last Thursday.
In a strongly-worded statement on Saturday, Taiwan demanded Manila apologize and compensate the victim’s family or face a freeze on the hiring of its nationals.
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