The family of a Kinmen fisher detained in China is calling on the government to help expedite his release.
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00:00The family of a Taiwan fisher detained in China is calling on the government to do more to secure his release.
00:07The fisher, surnamed Hu, is from Taiwan's outlying islands of Jinmen.
00:12He was rescued by China's Coast Guard in March after drifting into Chinese waters during heavy fog.
00:19Hu's family believes that he hasn't been released because of ongoing tensions over the deaths of two Chinese fishers in February.
00:27They died in Taiwanese waters when their boat overturned while being chased by Taiwan's Coast Guard.