China Ends East China Sea Fishing Ban: Japan on High Alert Over Maritime Militia Risks - Kyodo News
Original Title: 中国、東シナ海の漁解禁 過去に民兵訓練、日本注視
[石獅共同] 沖縄県・尖閣諸島や台湾海峡を含む東シナ海で中国が設けた禁漁期間が16日に一部で明け、福建省石獅市の漁港から多くの漁船が出港した。昨年12月以降に中国漁船が東シナ海の日中中間線付近の海域で結集したことが確認されており、専門家は海上民兵による大規模訓練だったと分析。日本政府は漁船の動向を注視している。 16日正午（日本時間午後1時）に5月から続く禁漁が明けると、台湾対岸にある石獅市の祥芝中心漁港から漁船が爆竹を鳴らしながら次々と出港した。漁師の一人は「この漁港にも海上民兵の漁師はいる」と証言した。
China’s self imposed fishing ban in the East China Sea, including the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and the Taiwan Strait, partially ended on the 16th. Many fishing boats departed from a fishing port in Shishi City, Fujian Province. Since December of last year, it has been confirmed that Chinese fishing boats have gathered in the waters near the Japan-China median line in the East China Sea, and experts analyze that this was a large-scale training exercise by maritime militia. The Japanese government is closely monitoring the movements of the fishing boats. At noon on the 16th when the ban ended, fishing boats departed one after another from Xiangzhi Central Fishing Port in Shishi City. While setting off firecrackers in celebration, one fisherman testified, "There are maritime militia fishermen in this fishing port as well."