<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-07-29/Mainland-s-Red-Cross-to-visit-Kinmen-regarding-Feb-boat-incident-1vDu1W2W1os/img/e3dd542e56df4c6db9126eb5b58c863d/e3dd542e56df4c6db9126eb5b58c863d.png' alt='A file photo of Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. /CFP'
A spokesperson for the Chinese mainland said on Monday that a branch of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) in Fujian Province will visit Kinmen to deal with the aftermath of a deadly incident that happened in February.
The incident that happened in waters near Kinmen on February 14, 2024 led to the death of two fishermen on a mainland fishing boat.
Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Monday that the RCSC branch in Jinjiang, of the port city of Quanzhou in the province, together with family members of the fishermen, will go to Kinmen.
The office said last week that the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region were in communication on the issue, and expressed hope that it could be properly addressed through consultations.
The office also said as long as the one-Chine principle is recognized and the political foundation of the 1992 Consensus is adhered to, there will be no obstacles to cross-Straits dialogues and exchanges.
