Mekong yields missing sailor
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October 24, 2011, Monday
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CHINESE police confirmed yesterday that the body of the missing Chinese sailor in the ship attack on the Mekong River has been found.
Two Chinese cargo ships, the Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8, were attacked by unidentified armed people on the Mekong River on October 5. Twelve Chinese sailors were killed. Yang Deyi, captain of the Yu Xing 8, was missing.
The Ministry of Public Security said that finding Yang's body brought the total number of victims to 13.
China is urging relevant governments catch the assailants as soon as possible, said Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu at a meeting in southwest Yunnan Province.
The ministry will send a police delegation to Thailand headed by Vice Minister of Public Security Zhang Xinfeng to help the investigation, Meng said.
China hopes to establish a cooperative system of navigation law enforcement on the Mekong River with Laos, Myanmar and Thailand to fight cross-border crime and deal with emergencies, he said.
The Mekong, known in China as the Lancang River, flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before spilling into the South China Sea.
The Mekong has played an important part in China's economic cooperation with countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion and acted as one of the most important transport channels in the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, Meng said.
The safety of cross-border shipping along the river is crucial for the security and development of China and the whole region, he said.
China would like to resume shipping as early as possible once the river is secure, he said. Meng also asked the local governments to take care of the victims' families and promised to provide assistance for the neediest.
Two Chinese cargo ships, the Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8, were attacked by unidentified armed people on the Mekong River on October 5. Twelve Chinese sailors were killed. Yang Deyi, captain of the Yu Xing 8, was missing.
The Ministry of Public Security said that finding Yang's body brought the total number of victims to 13.
China is urging relevant governments catch the assailants as soon as possible, said Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu at a meeting in southwest Yunnan Province.
The ministry will send a police delegation to Thailand headed by Vice Minister of Public Security Zhang Xinfeng to help the investigation, Meng said.
China hopes to establish a cooperative system of navigation law enforcement on the Mekong River with Laos, Myanmar and Thailand to fight cross-border crime and deal with emergencies, he said.
The Mekong, known in China as the Lancang River, flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before spilling into the South China Sea.
The Mekong has played an important part in China's economic cooperation with countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion and acted as one of the most important transport channels in the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, Meng said.
The safety of cross-border shipping along the river is crucial for the security and development of China and the whole region, he said.
China would like to resume shipping as early as possible once the river is secure, he said. Meng also asked the local governments to take care of the victims' families and promised to provide assistance for the neediest.
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