Five Hong Kong activists fleeing to Taiwan intercepted by self-ruled island’s coastguard before reaching its shores

Five Hong Kong activists attempting to flee to Taiwan were intercepted by marine authorities of the self-ruled island before they reached its shores, a newspaper there has reported.This emerged after 12 others were earlier arrested by mainland officers in Chinese waters, while on a similar route.Taiwanese newspaper China Times reported on Friday that the five were caught by the Taiwan Coast Guard at the end of July, after their boat ran out of fuel and drifted to the Pratas Islands, also known…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3099377/five-hong-kong-activists-fleeing-taiwan-intercepted