puzzling

This is one of those articles that has me asking more questions than the article answers, one of those articles that China’s English language State media is so good at producing.

“7 fisherman missing in ship collision near Taiwan” says the headline. But wait…. the fishing boat was carrying 71 people, two from Taiwan and the rest Mainlanders. 71 people on a fishing boat? 69 of them Mainlanders? Near Taiwan’s Keelung Islet? And they were all fishermen? Really?

2 Comments on puzzlingnews

About the Author

wangbo

wangbo

A Kiwi teaching English to oil workers in Beijing, studying Chinese in my spare time, married to a beautiful Beijing lass, consuming vast quantities of green tea (usually Xihu Longjing/西湖龙井, if that means anything to you), eating good food (except for when I cook), missing good Kiwi ale, breathing smog, generally living as best I can outside Godzone and having a good time of it.

2 thoughts on “puzzling”

  1. Human smuggling from the mainland into Taiwan is apparently a huge problem. Fishing boats are often used.

    Do fishing boats usually carry that many people?

  2. That’s why I found that article so fishy- 71 people on a fishing boat? And all but two of them from the Mainland? I think people smuggling is a more likely explanation and Xinhua was just trying to save face.

Comments are closed.

You may also like these