Mainland China returns Taiwanese fishing boat and 4 crew; captain held for investigation

Mainland Chinese authorities returned a Taiwanese fishing boat seized in July and released four of its crew but a fifth person remains under investigation in a series of fishery-related disputes that started in February.

According to Beijing’s state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday, Fujian coastguard officers repatriated four of the five fishing boat crew detained last month on the mainland off Quanzhou, Fujian province.