apprently beijing tries to avoid meddling in tw affairs and has been keeping silent to let taipei carries out its duty of defending, protecting the rights of tw ppl, in this case the fishermen, however william tai's incompetent, spineless admin has clearly failed the test and beijing now deems it necessary to assert its full chinese sovereignty over all things china, it would be safe to say that from now on all tw ppl incl. the fishing folks will be placed under the direct protection of beijing anywhere on earth, and thats a good thing to be celebrated.