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China`s top envoy expresses regret over S. Korean officer`s death
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- China's top envoy expressed regret Monday over the
death of a South Korean officer who scuffled with Chinese fishermen engaged in
illegal operations in waters off South Korea's southwest coast last week, a
government official said.
"I would like to express deep regret over the incident on behalf of the Chinese
government," Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Ning Fukui was quoted as saying by
the official. Ning made the remarks after being summoned earlier in the day by
Cho Tae-young, chief of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau at the Foreign
Ministry.
South Korea's Coast Guard has said 11 Chinese fishermen killed Park Kyong-jo, a
South Korean coast guard officer, and injured six others on Thursday, when the
officer attempted to inspect the boat's operations in waters 73 kilometers west
of Gageo Island off the country's southwest coast.
The Chinese crewmembers aboard the 17-ton wooden boat, including 35-year-old
skipper He Xinquan from China's eastern Liaoning Province, were captured after a
15-hour-long chase.
Police earlier said three of the 11 crewmen are suspected of having assaulted
Park with a shovel and batons. On Monday, maritime police executed formal arrest
warrants for the Chinese fishermen on suspicion of violating South Korea's
exclusive economic zone and negligence resulting in death.
During his meeting Cho, the Chinese envoy also said the Chinese government will
launch a probe of its own into the incident and strengthen its efforts to curb
its fishermen from illegally operating in South Korean waters.
Moon Tae-young, a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry, also said
Monday that the Chinese government has expressed regret over the incident and
agreed to cooperate in an investigation.
More and more Chinese fishing boats are infiltrating Korean waters, as harvests
in Chinese waters are plummeting due to pollution and over-fishing, South Korean
officials say.
Since South Korea's fisheries treaty with China took effect in 2001, about 3,000
Chinese boats have been captured illegally fishing in Korean waters.
death of a South Korean officer who scuffled with Chinese fishermen engaged in
illegal operations in waters off South Korea's southwest coast last week, a
government official said.
"I would like to express deep regret over the incident on behalf of the Chinese
government," Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Ning Fukui was quoted as saying by
the official. Ning made the remarks after being summoned earlier in the day by
Cho Tae-young, chief of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau at the Foreign
Ministry.
South Korea's Coast Guard has said 11 Chinese fishermen killed Park Kyong-jo, a
South Korean coast guard officer, and injured six others on Thursday, when the
officer attempted to inspect the boat's operations in waters 73 kilometers west
of Gageo Island off the country's southwest coast.
The Chinese crewmembers aboard the 17-ton wooden boat, including 35-year-old
skipper He Xinquan from China's eastern Liaoning Province, were captured after a
15-hour-long chase.
Police earlier said three of the 11 crewmen are suspected of having assaulted
Park with a shovel and batons. On Monday, maritime police executed formal arrest
warrants for the Chinese fishermen on suspicion of violating South Korea's
exclusive economic zone and negligence resulting in death.
During his meeting Cho, the Chinese envoy also said the Chinese government will
launch a probe of its own into the incident and strengthen its efforts to curb
its fishermen from illegally operating in South Korean waters.
Moon Tae-young, a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry, also said
Monday that the Chinese government has expressed regret over the incident and
agreed to cooperate in an investigation.
More and more Chinese fishing boats are infiltrating Korean waters, as harvests
in Chinese waters are plummeting due to pollution and over-fishing, South Korean
officials say.
Since South Korea's fisheries treaty with China took effect in 2001, about 3,000
Chinese boats have been captured illegally fishing in Korean waters.
