记者：据报道，前不久中国海警船首次进入台所谓金门“禁止水域”开展执法巡查行动。请问发言人这是否是大陆对“2•14”恶性撞船事件的反制？
吴谦：台湾是中国的台湾，厦金海域根本不存在所谓“禁止、限制水域”。大陆海警部门开展常态化执法巡查行动，有利于维护相关海域正常秩序，保障两岸渔民生命财产安全。在“2•14”恶性撞船事件中，民进党当局草菅人命、推诿卸责，已激起两岸同胞公愤，他们必须要给大家一个清清楚楚的交代。解放军密切关注海上事态，做足处置突发情况的准备，坚决维护台海地区和平稳定。
BEIJING, Mar. 28 -- "Taiwan is China's Taiwan. There is no such thing as the so-called 'prohibited, restricted waters' in the Xiamen-Kinmen sea area," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
Wu made the remarks in respond to a media query regarding the recent law enforcement activities conducted by China Coast Guard (CCG) in what Taiwan calls "prohibited waters" around Kinmen Dao.
Wu stressed that the regular law enforcement and patrol operations carried out by the CCG help maintain normal order in relevant waters and ensure the safety of the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the strait.
Wu pointed out that when handling the February 14th egregious incident of boat collision, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities showed no respect for human life and no intention of taking responsibilities, which has aroused public anger among compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the DPP authorities must offer a proper and clear explanation to the public.
"The PLA has been closely following the situation at sea, and will be well prepared to respond to emergencies and resolutely safeguard cross-Strait peace and stability," stressed the spokesperson.
