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image captionThe Taiwan Strait is one of the most heavily policed waterways in the world
Taiwan says it is investigating whether a man from mainland China managed to cross the highly militarised Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy.
The Chinese man, 33, told police he crossed the 100-mile (160km) stretch in search of freedom and democracy .
Patrolled by hundreds of vessels, the Taiwan Strait is one of the most heavily policed waterways in the world.
Taiwanese authorities are looking into whether security shortcomings had made the journey possible.
The man, only identified by his surname Zhou, was spotted on late Friday evening near the port of Taichung after travelling from Quanzhou in Fujian province on China s south-eastern coast, the Washington Post reported.
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