Taiwan Media Reported that a Brawl Occurred Between Three Purported American Soldiers and Taiwanese Gangsters

永熙
3 min readMar 16, 2024
The picture shows the building in Magong City, Penghu where the incident occurred.

According to multiple Taiwan media reports published on March 12, 2024, three purported American servicemen were beaten and injured in a street brawl with Taiwan locals last year on December 26, 2023. The Taiwanese newspaper UDN reported that the fight occurred outside of a “massage parlor” nicknamed “the Vietnamese Shop” on Zhongzheng road, Magong City, Penghu Island, at approximately 1:00AM.

Three Chinese men identified as Lu Moujin (呂某進), Liu Mozi (劉某瑟), and Zhuang Mouxing (莊某興) were entering an elevator when they physically collided with three American men identified only as Benjamin, Tolerik, and Jospeh. An argument broke out. Due to being intoxicated and a language barrier, the argument escalated into pushing and shoving.

As the Americans began to leave. Lu Moujin reportedly grabbed a chair, chased down the Americans, and smashed Benjamin over the head. When Tolerik and Joseph saw this, they attempted to separate the two sides, but Lu allegedly continued to attack Benjamin, causing Benjamin to suffer blunt force contusions and abrasions on his head. The police were called and arrived on scene afterwards. After conducting an investigation and determining that a crime was committed, Lu Moujin (呂某進), Liu Mozi (劉某瑟), and Zhuang…

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