Taiwan accidentally launches missile toward China, kills fishing boat captain

By Kay Guerrero, CNN Updated 0304 GMT (1104 HKT) July 2, 2016

(CNN) A Taiwan warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile toward China Friday, hitting a fishing boat and killing the boat's captain in an incident China called "a serious matter."
(CNN報導) 週五一艘台灣軍艦朝中國方向，誤射了一枚超音速反艦飛彈，意外擊中一條漁船以致船長死亡，中國表示事態嚴重。

A spokesman for Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense apologized on behalf of the military. "The Ministry of National Defense sincerely apologizes for the incident that caused the death of the captain (of the boat) and injured other crew members," Maj. Gen. Chen Chung-Chi said in a news conference. The ministry has also asked the Navy to provide assistance and compensation to the family of the victims.
台灣國防部發言人陳中吉於記者會道歉：「此意外造成船長死亡與船員受傷，國防部誠摯道歉」，國防部也要求海軍協助受害家屬及賠償。

The deceased captain has been identified as Huang Wen-Chung, the defense ministry confirmed, according to Taiwan Focus, the English-language service of state-run Central News Agency.
據Taiwan Focus (台灣官方新聞網) 報導，國防部證實死亡船長姓名為黃文忠。

Chung-Chi said the missile, the "Hsiung Feng III," ripped through the fishing boat but did not explode. An investigation into the incident has begun, Chung-Chi added.
中吉說雄風三型飛彈穿透了漁船，但沒有爆炸，也已經開始調查此意外事件。

China's top official in charge of Taiwan policy, Zhang Zhijun, said Friday that Taiwan must provide a "responsible explanation" for the launch of the missile, calling it a "serious matter."
中國國台辦主任張志軍說，此飛彈射擊事態嚴重，台灣必須提出負責任的說法。

Relations between Taiwan -- officially the Republic of China -- and the People's Republic of China have been increasingly tense since the landslide election of Tsai Ing-wen, whose party has traditionally leaned in favor of formal independence from China.
自蔡英文(其所屬政黨傾向台灣獨立)當選以來，台海兩岸關係呈現日漸緊張之局勢。