About 200 Taiwanese protested outside the Philippine representative office in Taipei on Monday against the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard in disputed waters.
Burning Philippine flags and waving banners with messages such as “You can’t kill our people, you can’t insult our country,” the demonstrators demanded that Manila apologize for the incident last Thursday in the Bashi Strait in which Philippine coast guard personnel opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vessel, killing Hung Shih-cheng, 65. The strait is between Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
With more than 75 police officers in attendance, Monday’s demonstration was peaceful.
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