China calls for apology after tourist beaten up
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CHINA is demanding that Vietnam apologize to a Chinese tourist who says he was beaten up by Vietnamese border guards after failing to pay a bribe.
A group of about eight uniformed men beat up the man, surnamed Xie, in Vietnam’s northern city of Mong Cai on the border with China last week after he failed to pay a “tip,” China News Service reported, citing Xie.
The head of the consular affairs office at China’s foreign ministry “had a special appointment” with the Vietnam ambassador yesterday to “once more express our stern position,” ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
“China demands that Vietnam apologize and pay compensation to the victim, severely handle those involved and take effective measures to ensure an incident does not happen again,” Geng told a regular news briefing.
Vietnam has already suspended eight people involved in the incident, he added.
On Wednesday, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said that it was “clarifying” information on the incident provided by China, and would “resolve the issue (according to) the nature of the event.”
Xie, with his mother and fiancee, had been taking location photographs in Vietnam ahead of their wedding, the news agency said.
His fiancee, Xiao Li, said the women tried to halt the beating and video it, only to be restrained and have their phones confiscated.
Pictures of a bruised Xie sparked angry comments online criticizing Vietnam and calling the incident a matter of national pride.
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