2 Chinese men in custody after crossing Taiwan Strait in dinghy
2 Chinese men in custody after crossing Taiwan Strait in dinghy
2026-08-11
Two Chinese nationals have been taken into custody after allegedly crossing the Taiwan Strait in a rubber dinghy and illegally entering Taiwan. The incident dates back to July 24, when a member of the public discovered the dinghy near the northern breakwater of Taipei Port in New Taipei’s Bali District. Inside were two cans of gasoline and numerous items bearing simplified Chinese characters. The two men were arrested six days later, on July 30. They claimed they had gotten lost at sea while fishing, but authorities were not convinced. Their arrival just days before the start of Taiwan’s Han Kuang military exercises has raised concerns over how they managed to make the crossing undetected. Let’s hear more.
Ma Sheng-chieh
FTV reporter
The two Chinese nationals set off from Fujian Province in China and traveled to Taipei Port on a rubber dinghy. They say they got lost at sea, but it’s not looking like a likely story.
Huang Cheng-wei
Coast Guard Administration
The two Chinese nationals suspected of entering Taiwan illegally have been detained on court orders. The case has been referred to prosecutors for investigation.
Su Tzu-yun
Institute for National Defense and Security Research
It could be that China is conducting a test. When they time comes, they could send special forces this way to carry out infiltration operations and sabotage.
Voice of Shen Ming-shih
Institute for National Defense and Security Research
We should consider the incident from the angle of national security. There is a possibility that China could try to gather intelligence regarding specific exercises and targets during the Han Kuang exercises. I think that possibility is increasingly likely.
The pair were Mr. Luan aged 35, and Mr. Yu aged 44. They said that they had gotten lost out at sea after setting off on a fishing trip from Fujian Province across the strait. After arriving at Taipei Port, they made their way to Taoyuan’s Chaoyang朝陽 Forest Park, where they lived and slept until their arrest on July 30. When they were caught, they were carrying cash in New Taiwan dollars, suggesting they may have set off from China with the intention of arriving in Taiwan.
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漢光前海防破口! 八里沙灘驚見中國橡皮艇 2中國人收押
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漢光演習如火如荼的展開，但沒想到，竟然有兩名中國偷渡客，在演習前，搭乘橡皮艇來台，偷渡成功！事情發生在上個月24號，有民眾在台北港北堤岸際，發現一艘中國橡皮艇，裡面裝載兩桶汽油，和寫滿簡體字的物品，兩名偷渡客在30號被逮後，宣稱是海釣迷航，但恐怕沒那麼單純，已經被收押看守所。
[[民視記者 馬聖傑]]
“這兩名中國人，從中國福建出發，一路划著橡皮艇抵達台北港，他們聲稱是因為迷航了，才會一路划到這邊，但說法根本難以被採信。”
[[海巡署第八岸巡隊隊長 黃承偉]]
“涉嫌偷渡的中國嫌犯，業經法院裁定羈押，全案報請地檢署指揮偵辦。”
[[國防院戰略資源研究所長 蘇紫雲]]
“他（中國）可能在做一個測試，必要的時候，可能就由特種部隊，遂行滲透進行破壞。”
[[聲源:國防研究院研究員 沈明室]]
“應該要朝國安層級去思考。漢光演習期間，來針對特定的演習，針對特定的目標來蒐集情報，我覺得這樣的可能性是越來越高的。”
偷渡來台的兩名中國籍男子，分別是35歲的欒姓男子、以及44歲的于姓男子，他們從福建出發，聲稱進行海釣迷航到台北港北堤岸際，但兩人7月24號上岸後，竟然一路逃到桃園朝陽森林公園露宿街頭，直到7月30號才被逮到，兩人被逮時，身上有新台幣現金，明顯有備而來。
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