Beijing condemns Taiwan after two Chinese fishers die in speedboat crash

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Beijing has condemned Taiwanese authorities after two Chinesefishers drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s coastguard off the coast of the Kinmen archipelago. The Chinese speedboat was carrying four people when it capsized on Wednesday, throwing all onboard into the water, Chinese and Taiwanese authorities said. “The malignant incident severely harmed the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for China’s Taiwan affairs office, said in a statement. Taiwan’s coastguard said the speedboat had “illegally [entered] Taiwanese waters”, CNA news agency reported. The coastguard “immediately requested that the boat submit to an inspection, but...