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Taiwan Arrests Two Mainland Chinese Illegal Boat Arrivals

8/12/2026

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Taiwan authorities arrested two mainland Chinese nationals who illegally landed by boat.
An angler reported an abandoned boat at Bali Beach near Port of Taipei on July 24.
Police seized the men at a Taoyuan park on July 30, a week after arrival and before the 10-day Han Kuang exercise that began August 5.
The Coast Guard Administration confirmed the case.
The Shilin District Prosecutors Office ordered the detainees held incommunicado pending investigation.

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Taiwan authorities arrested two mainland Chinese nationals who illegally landed by boat.
An angler reported an abandoned boat at Bali Beach near Port of Taipei on July 24.
Police seized the men at a Taoyuan park on July 30, a week after arrival and before the 10-day Han Kuang exercise that began August 5.
The Coast Guard Administration confirmed the case.
The Shilin District Prosecutors Office ordered the detainees held incommunicado pending investigation.