31.   On fishing disputes, Chinese and Taiwan negotiators revised their earlier positions by permitting official vessels to intervene in fishing disputes.

32.   On the question of fishing disputes, the negotiators concurred that patrol boats should monitor and record clashes but they could not reach agreement on mediation methods.

33.   Shi said Taiwan would rather discuss agreements to resolve the thorny issues of repatriation of hijackers, stowaways and settlement of fishing disputes.

34.   Settlement of fishing disputes was one of the issues tackled by the two sides during their talks.