if you look at the images. the incident took place well within PH waters. no one country can invoke their EEZ inside other countries' territorial waters.
Even the TW government don't dispute this anymore, only the media.
1. Our government authorities can be really insensitive.
2. where did you get that info. can you please give us links to that.
3. Maps that were shown to the Taiwanese public made it look like the incident took place far from the nearest Philippine coast.
a clearer satellite imagery...
what's the truth? we don't even know it yet. both governments are on the case. The investigations hasn't yet concluded.
it would help if you would listen to others, not just what you want the "truth" should be.
the threat sanctions was new, it did not force us to do the investigation.
you and your prejudice on the case. why dismiss the other side's statement that easily? You even haven't seen the video of the incident.(i doubt that it will be made public. i think the taiwanese investigators were allowed to see the video. notice the absence of the clamor for the supposed video...
in my opinion, this deal might actually decrease tensions between the claimants. no one country can bully the other when some big country is behind them.
the TW and PH governments' responses wouldn't be that different from each other if a similar event would happen but within the undisputed waters of taiwan involving a filipino fisherman.
making that action even before the investigation is finish defeats the purpose of the investigation.
in democratic countries, defendants are always assumed innocent until proven guilty.
if i was the president and it was premeditated murder, i would happily hand him over to the taiwanese authorities.
presidents here can only serve 1 6-year term, so i coudn't care less what the political implications my actions would do.
why? beats me. I still don't know if he is truly the captain or not.
your opinions are not facts.
Your generalization of our people is downright racist.
I think they shot engine in the hopes of disabling it after the fishing vessel attempted to ram the coast guard ship. the man was ufortunately inside the engine room.
i'm also waiting for the elusive video evidence.
it's rare for a country to hand over a citizen to face a possible political...