Coast Guard Administration says it's investigation two videos uploaded by a
Chinese national who claims to have illegally entered Taiwan in the north
coast area in a rubber dinghy.

The statement comes after the videos appeared on X.

They show the man sailing a rubber dinghy while speaking with a Chinese
accent, with China's national flag visible in the background.

He is later seen on a beach, where he plants the flag in the ground.

The man claims to have sailed solo from a beach near Fuzhou Changle
International Airport last Thursday, landed in Taiwan the same day, and then
returned to China.

A G-P-S screenshot shown at the end of one video indicates a location along
the coast of Taoyuan's Dayuan District.

Coast Guard Administration Director-General Xie Qing-qin says preliminary
analysis has ruled out video forgery, but the man did not appear dehydrated
or sunburned - conditions typically expected after such a journey.

According to Xie, his office has requested assistance from the National
Immigration Agency and the Ministry of National Defense, and is reviewing
nearby C-C-T-V footage to verify whether the man actually entered Taiwan and
whether he received any help inland.

The videos are each under 40 seconds in lenght and had earlier appeared on
Douyin - but were later removed.