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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines - latimes.com
By Barbara Demick
May 10, 2013, 9:15 a.m.
By Barbara Demick
May 10, 2013, 9:15 a.m.
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters.
The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over the South China Sea, where fishermen and authorities from competing nations often play dangerous games of chicken at sea.
Philippine authorities admitted that one of their coast guard ships opened fire Thursday on the victim's Taiwanese vessel, but said they had done so to prevent their own boat from being rammed and only intended to disable the engine.