Fatal fishing boat crash isn’t first tragedy to test Xi Jinping in Taiwan Strait, but tensions make ties harder to mend

By Amber Wang

Clash between Taiwanese coastguard and mainland Chinese fishermen has some similarities with emergency Xi handled in 1990, but analysts say lack of trust between Beijing and Taipei could make resolution tougher this time.

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