Two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by Taiwan's Coast Guard off the coast of Taiwan's Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said Wednesday while accusing them of trespassing. The deaths are unusual despite the level of Chinese activity in the waters near Kinmen, which is closer to China than it is to Taiwan’s main island. China claims all of Taiwan as part of its territory.
IIRC these are the first proper deaths caused by military intervention in cross strait relations since at least 1979.
I would not be surprised to see China retaliate and retaliate aggressively, particularly since Taiwan’s Coast Guard alleges that the incident occured “near Kinmen,” which is a staggering 3 kilometers away from mainland China.