A man who swims from China to Taiwan over 7 hours appears, the purpose is 'escape from Chinese politics'



On August 10, 2020, the Taiwan Coast Guard (CGA) announced that it had arrested a man trying to smuggle from China. Instead of a ship or an airplane, a man swims in the East China Sea from China for 7 hours and arrives in Taiwan.

Chinese man swims seven hours to Taiwan's Kinmen for freedom | Taiwan News

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According to the CGA, a 45-year-old Chinese man was arrested. A man left Xiamen, China at 3 am on Sunday, August 9, 2020, swam across the sea for 7 hours, and arrived at Kinmen County , Taiwan.

CGA, who was on alert with the approach of Typhoon No. 6 , confirmed on the morning of 9th that there was a suspicious object floating on the coast of Kinmen prefecture, and the object that was informed floated due to swimming fatigue It turned out that he was a male.



When he was secured, he said he had only an identification card in China, RMB banknotes and a watch, and a few coins. The man said of his motive to illegally enter Taiwan even across the sea, saying, 'I can't bear the political environment of China. I came to Taiwan with much risk because of the risk.'



The arrested man was quarantined for two weeks at a quarantine facility as a countermeasure for new coronavirus infection, and he will be handed over to the prosecutor's office as soon as it is finished. According to the CGA, this is the first illegal entry in Kinmen since the pandemic of the new coronavirus began.

In addition, Kinmen is an island far from the Taiwan island where Taipei City is located and close to the mainland of China, and although it is a swimming distance from China, it is an area with a complicated background of Taiwan rule. This is not the first time an illegal immigrant from China has come to Kinmen Prefecture by swimming in the sea, and in August 2019, with a child's float and Styrofoam wrapped around the body, bite the pepper against the cold. A 27-year-old man was arrested while swimming in the sea for 7 hours. The 27-year-old man stated that he could not use an airplane or a ship because he had a criminal record, and he took the measure of 'swimming'.

Chinese man swims 7 hours to Kinmen while chewing chili peppers for warmth | Taiwan News
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