On May 25, 2002 (April 14, 2002 in the lunar calendar), 225 people died in a plane crash in Taiwan near Penghu. On the afternoon of May 25, 2002, Taiwan's "China Airlines" flight CI611 was en route from Taipei to Hong Kong and unfortunately crashed in the waters near Penghu. According to the information provided by "China Airlines", there were 225 people on the plane, including 206 passengers (including 3 infants) and 19 crew members. After the accident, the relevant parties of the motherland expressed deep concern. The Maritime Search and Rescue Center of the Ministry of Communications immediately contacted Taiwan's "China Search and Rescue Assistance Center" to inquire whether it needs to provide search and rescue assistance. If Taiwan needs it, it is willing to provide relevant assistance at any time. Taiwan's "China Search and Rescue Assistance Center" expressed its gratitude for this and said that if necessary, it will contact the mainland in time. The International Committee of the Red Cross of China also called the Taiwan Red Cross to express its condolences. Wang Daohan, president of the Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits, expressed deep concern over the air crash. President Wang Daohan expressed condolences to the Taiwanese compatriots who died and expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims. According to preliminary information, there were 9 passengers from the mainland of the motherland on the passenger plane.