TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The discharge from the military has been completed for an active-duty officer held by China since he strayed into Chinese waters near the outlying island of Kinmen in March, the Army said Tuesday (May 14).

The military called on China to allow the officer named Hu (胡), 25, to return home. The Chinese coast guard detained him and a fellow angler after they got lost in the fog during a fishing trip on March 17.

The other man, who was not part of the military, was returned to Taiwan a week later, while China accused Hu of having hidden his background.

The Kinmen Defense Command said Tuesday that Hu’s relatives had applied for his discharge from the military, with the procedure completed on May 8, per CNA. Discussions will continue with the assistance of the Kinmen County Government to persuade China to let Hu return home for humanitarian reasons, according to the Army.