Taiwan dissatisfied with Philippine response to shooting

Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou is strongly dissatisfied with the Philippine response to the fatal maritime shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine Coast Guard ship, an island spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The island has decided to immediately adopt a three-point countermeasure, including freezing the applications of Filipino laborers wishing to work on the island, the spokesperson said.

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