"Just like any family, it's inevitable that we have quarrels. But there is no problem we can't resolve if both sides calm down and talk," Chen said.
But the politics mean little to the men on the boats.
"I work here because I can't find anything else to do at home," said Huang Zhiguo, 29, who has worked for Taiwan fishing boats for 10 years. The money he earns supports his wife and their two toddlers.
"Of course I miss my family. I am just a seaman and I don't know anything about the ban. We go back when our government tells us to go back.
"But it's better to open up," he added.
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