TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A video surfaced last week showing a Chinese fishing boat moored on a Taiwanese island and two Chinese fishers from the vessel were taken into custody on another nearby island. 

On Thursday (April 25), a Taiwanese fisherman posted a video showing a Chinese fishing boat on the shore of Gaodeng Island, which is only 9 km away from China. The Army's Matsu Defense Command said on Thursday that a Chinese fisherman was found on an uninhabited island near Gaodeng Island and placed under arrest, reported CNA.

A fisherman from Lienchiang County's Beigan Township told CNA he spotted the Chinese boat docked on the island. He took a video with his phone, posted it on social media platforms such as Line and YouTube, and informed the military and Coast Guard.

Tai Sounds reported the Coast Guard arrested a second Chinese fisherman from the boat at 6:45 p.m. on Friday (April 26). The two Chinese men were sent to Lienchiang County's Nangan Township for questioning. 

Local fishermen said they frequently see Chinese fishing boats approach Gaodeng Island. They mainly collect sea snails attached to the rocks on the shore during low tide. 

Kung Chiung-yu (龔瓊玉), director of Matsu Defense Command's Department of Political Warfare, confirmed to CNA that the video of the incident was from Gaodeng Island, which is off-limits to the public and controlled by the Army.