Taiwan fishing town reels over sea dispute

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Taiwan fishing town reels over sea dispute

As competition over fishing grounds intensify, fishermen urge Taiwan and Philippines to resolve spat.

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It has been two weeks since a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by Filipino coast guards.

Since then, governments of the two countries have been locked in a diplomatic spat.

Some local fishermen are urging Taiwan and the Philippines to agree once and for all just who can fish where.

Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Liuqiu, Taiwan.

 

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Filipinos unfazed despite row with Taiwan

People continue to go about their work as tensions persist over fisherman shot by Philippine coastguard.

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The fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coastguard has put strain on bilateral trade relations between the countries.

Emotions are running high in Taiwan, where there has been a lot of anti-Philippine sentiment expressed in protests.

But in the Philippines, to which Taiwan is the sixth largest trading partner, business remains brisk and people appear largely unfazed.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Manila.

Source: Al Jazeera

 

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Taiwan stops hiring Filipino workers

Restriction comes after Philippine's coast guard shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman.

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Taiwan is refusing to hire new workers from the Philippines after the country's coast guard shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman.

That has put huge pressure on Taiwan's industries which are heavily reliant on overseas labour. More than 80,000 Filipinos are working in Taiwan.

President Ma Ying Jeou has been criticised by some for setting unrealistic deadlines for action from the Philippines and by others for not being tough enough.

Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Taipei.