China Releases Taiwan Fishing Boat Captain

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A Taiwanese fishing boat captain detained by China has arrived back in the Penghu islands after being held for four months on suspicion of illegally fishing in Chinese waters.

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00:00China has freed a Taiwanese boat and captain it seized for illegal fishing in July.

00:05That's after months of negotiations, led by a mix of current and former officials and

00:10a private association that organizes exchanges with China.

00:15The boat arrived back in Taiwan's Penghu Islands early Saturday.

00:18China released the captain and the boat, called the Dajinman 88, after a fine of around US$29,000

00:25was paid off.

00:26China released the vessels for other crew members back in August.

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