Authorities in Taipei have demanded that Beijing release a boat and its five crew members, who are being held in custody after being caught allegedly breaking a fishing moratorium. 

China’s Coast Guard seized the Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew of five, forcing the vessel to a port on the coast of mainland China.

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