On the 18th, a Chinese mainland blogger named "Shandong Kaige" released two videos online, claiming to have piloted a motorized inflatable boat from a beach near Changle Airport on the Chinese mainland, and after one day landed on a beach in Taoyuan Dayuan, planting a "five-star flag".
Taiwan Coast Guard Confirms Taoyuan Filming, Illegal Entry Status under Investigation
In response, the Taiwan Coast Guard explained at 10 am on the 19th that the distance from Changle, Fujian to Taoyuan Dayuan is 95 nautical miles, requiring 117 liters of fuel for a round trip. If there are 4 barrels totaling 120 liters, it is possible but very tight. The Coast Guard has now confirmed that the video was filmed in Taoyuan, but whether he sailed in or used other means to enter Taiwan is still under active investigation.
Originating from Shandong Province in mainland China, a blogger claiming to be "Shandong Kaige" publicly shared two videos on the X platform on the 18th. The content shows him claiming to have piloted a motorized inflatable boat from a beach near Changle Airport in Fuzhou, mainland China, and successfully reached the beach in Taoyuan, Taiwan, after a day's voyage. He landed smoothly and planted the five-star flag of mainland China at a beach set with wind turbines and took a selfie. The post also included satellite navigation routes as evidence.
Claims Task Given by Jade Emperor and Mazu
The satellite navigation proof shows he arrived in Taoyuan City, Taiwan at 2:53 pm and returned safely afterward. The timing is May 17th. "Shandong Kaige" claimed he had a dream where the Jade Emperor and Mazu assigned him a task to deliver a "decree" to Taiwan.
Additionally, a pair of father and son surnamed Song from mainland China also crossed the Taiwan Strait by motorized inflatable boat at noon on the 16th of this month, landing on the beach to the left of Taoyuan Guanyin Seaside Park in the early morning of the 17th. If "Shandong Kaige's" incident is true, then the Taoyuan coast was breached by two inflatable boats from mainland China at the same time. The Coast Guard's explanation is that because the inflatable boats were less than 3 meters in length, they could not be detected by coast guard commercial radar.
The Taiwan Coast Guard explained that the island's past monitoring radar mainly targeted the interception of larger vessels like fishing boats, official vessels, and research ships. In the past, mainland China's small boats mostly intruded on Kinmen and Matsu, so there are infrared thermal imaging sensors installed in these locations for monitoring small boats, achieving significant results. However, recently, there have been several unusual incidents of boats coming to Taiwan Island, which presumably might be a new tactic of "grey interference and cognitive warfare" by mainland China. In the future, infrared thermal imaging sensors will be implemented for prevention; however, this initiative is costly and cannot be included in the annual budget as per regulations, so a special budget will be sought.