North Korean border guards kill 3 Chinese
By Tini Tran |
June 9, 2010, Wednesday
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NORTH Korean border guards shot and killed three Chinese citizens and wounded a fourth on the countries' border last week, China said yesterday after lodging a formal diplomatic representation.
The guards shot the four residents of the border town of Dandong last Friday, apparently suspecting they were crossing the border for illegal trade, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regularly news conference.
"On the morning of June 4, some residents of Dandong in Liaoning Province were shot by Democratic People's Republic of Korea border guards on suspicion of crossing the border for trade activities, leaving three dead and one injured," he said.
"China attaches great importance to that and has immediately raised a solemn representation with the DPRK. Now the case is under investigation," he said. Dandong is a major shipping point and rail link for goods going into and out of North Korea from China.
There have been some reports in South Korean media on the incident, though North Korea has not acknowledged the shootings.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been high since the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March that left 46 sailors dead. An international investigation has blamed North Korea for the sinking.
China has urged the two Koreas to show restraint. Yesterday, Qin again urged all parties to exercise calm in the wake of South Korea formally bringing the incident before the United Nation's Security Council last week.
"China calls on all parties to exercise restraint and calm so as not to further escalate the tensions," he said. "China also upholds peace and stability on the peninsula."
The guards shot the four residents of the border town of Dandong last Friday, apparently suspecting they were crossing the border for illegal trade, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regularly news conference.
"On the morning of June 4, some residents of Dandong in Liaoning Province were shot by Democratic People's Republic of Korea border guards on suspicion of crossing the border for trade activities, leaving three dead and one injured," he said.
"China attaches great importance to that and has immediately raised a solemn representation with the DPRK. Now the case is under investigation," he said. Dandong is a major shipping point and rail link for goods going into and out of North Korea from China.
There have been some reports in South Korean media on the incident, though North Korea has not acknowledged the shootings.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been high since the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March that left 46 sailors dead. An international investigation has blamed North Korea for the sinking.
China has urged the two Koreas to show restraint. Yesterday, Qin again urged all parties to exercise calm in the wake of South Korea formally bringing the incident before the United Nation's Security Council last week.
"China calls on all parties to exercise restraint and calm so as not to further escalate the tensions," he said. "China also upholds peace and stability on the peninsula."
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