TAIPEI: China's seizure of a Taiwanese trawler operating close to the Chinese coast might be an act of psychological warfare by Beijing designed to further pressure Taipei, and Taiwan is working to get
operating close to the Chinese coast might be an act of psychological warfare by Beijing designed to further pressure Taipei, and Taiwan is working to get the boat released, officials said on Thursday .
Mainland Affairs Council minister Chiu Chui-cheng told reporters in Taipei that the government will work as hard as possible to get the boat and its fishermen released, communicating with China via Taiwan's semi-official Straits Exchange Foundation.China tells Taiwanese to visit 'in high spirits', despite execution threat
"We must continue to analyse whether this is a cognitive warfare operation, and will fully assess what the motivations are for the Chinese communists," Tsai said. Late on Wednesday, China's Taiwan Affairs Office said the seizure of the boat was an act of"normal law enforcement" to protect fishery resources and the environment given the illegal fishing it was carrying out.
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