Hundreds of fishermen in Taiwan gather outside the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei on May 13, shouting slogans and holding banners in protest against the death of a local fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Photo: China News Service

The protestors hold a banner, which says “The Philippine government should punish their coast guard.” Photo: China News Service

The wife of Hung Shih-cheng, the Taiwanese fisherman shot dead by Philippine coast guard on May 9, is interviewed by journalists on May 13 near the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei. She appealed for a formal apology from the Philippine government. Photo: China News Service

Members of a non-governmental group China Patriotic Association protest alongside fishermen from Pingdong, Taiwan outside the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei on May 13. The pictured banner reads “Chinese mainland and Taiwan should join to urge the Philippines to apologize for the death of the fisherman and offer compensation.” Photo: China News Service