{
    "byline": "By Zhenlin Cui",
    "charset": "UTF-8",
    "dir": null,
    "excerpt": "On October 1, a Chinese mainland fishing vessel came into a confrontation with a Taiwan Coast Guard vessel near the Pratas (Dongsha) Islands. After the fishing boat refused to leave the waters, the Taiwan Coast Guard vessel used a water cannon against it, eventually forcing it to leave the area.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 7882,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "Taiwan\u2019s Maritime Law Enforcement Operations Spark Anger in Chinese Society"
}