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China Offers ‘Regret’ for South Korean Coast Guard Death

Posted Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 5:15 am

The Chinese government said Tuesday it regrets the death of a South Korean coast guard officer allegedly stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman.

The statement from China's foreign ministry comes amid rising public anger in South Korea over the incident, which happened Monday during an operation to stop a vessel illegally fishing off the Korean peninsula.

More than 100 South Korean military veterans and activists protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday to denounce Beijing for the killing. During the demonstration, a South Korean protester slammed his car several times into a police vehicle guarding the Chinese embassy.

Earlier Tuesday, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak promised “strong countermeasures” to protect coast guard officers who are cracking down on increasingly bold incursions by Chinese fishermen.

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday summoned the Chinese ambassador in protest over the incident.

South Korean officials said the Chinese vessel was halted Monday morning in the Yellow Sea for fishing illegally in South Korea's exclusive economic zone, but outside its territorial waters.

The officials said the captain of the boat used an undetermined weapon to stab two of the four coast guard officers who had boarded his vessel, killing a 41-year-old corporal and wounding a second officer.

South Korean officials say the captain has denied stabbing the officers. The Chinese vessel has been seized and its crew of nine is now in custody.

China's foreign ministry said Beijing will cooperate with Seoul in investigating the incident, but urged South Korea to respect the “legitimate rights and interests of Chinese fishermen.”

This is the first such fatal encounter between South Korean authorities and a Chinese crew at sea since 2008, when Chinese fishermen killed a coast guard officer and injured six others.

South Korea's coast guard says incursions by Chinese boats have been growing. It says it has cited over 470 Chinese ships this year for illegal fishing, compared to 370 last year.

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China says "regrets" death of South Korean coastguard

Posted: 13 December 2011

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it regretted the death of a South Korean coastguard who was allegedly stabbed to death by a Chinese boat captain trying to escape arrest for illegal fishing.

"The Chinese side regrets that the relevant incident caused the death of an ROK (Republic of Korea) coastguard, which is an unfortunate event," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters.

The incident - which happened on Monday after coastguards boarded a Chinese vessel in South Korea's territory in the Yellow Sea - has angered Seoul and strained ties between China and South Korea.

The South's coastguard has said the Chinese skipper stabbed the officers as they tried to arrest him on the boat.

The 42-year-old captain was being questioned on Tuesday in the western port of Incheon. The coastguard is seeking a formal arrest warrant against him for murder and violating the South's exclusive economic zone.

Eight of his crewmen are accused of obstruction.

"The captain has denied stabbing the officers. But we have firm evidence including his bloodstained clothes... so we won't have much problem charging him," a coastguard spokesman told AFP.

After the incident - in which another coastguard officer was wounded - Seoul summoned the Chinese ambassador to deliver a strong protest at the killing, the second such fatality in less than four years.

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has also ordered officials to take "strong" measures against illegal fishing by Chinese boats.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday China was working to ban cross-border fishing, but also urged South Korea to "fully protect" the "legitimate rights and interests of Chinese fishermen".

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Angry South Koreans slammed Chinese fishermen as "pirates" Tuesday, while President Lee Myung-bak pledged to spend more on policing the country's waters after a Chinese boat captain allegedly stabbed a coast guard officer to death.

During a protest at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, a right-wing demonstrator rammed his sport utility vehicle three times into a police bus guarding the building, while others defaced a Chinese flag. A popular South Korean Internet post called for the shelling of illegal Chinese fishing boats.

The anger came a day after officials said the Chinese captain of a boat suspected of illegally fishing in South Korean waters killed one coast guard officer and wounded another.

The JoongAng Ilbo daily newspaper called the fishermen "pirates" in a front-page headline, and the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said in an editorial that the coast guard should have more ships at its disposal and be more forceful in the fight against heavily armed fishermen.

Lee told a Cabinet meeting that South Korea will get tough on illegal Chinese fishermen, according to the presidential Blue House office. Lee's possible visit to China next month may also be reconsidered if the case is not smoothly resolved, a Blue House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Police say they've asked for a warrant to extend the detainment of the Chinese boat captain.

South Korea asked China's ambassador just last week to try to rein in illegal Chinese fishing. On Monday it lodged a strong protest with the diplomat over the latest incident.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin on Tuesday expressed regret for the officer's death, though the apology glossed over Seoul's accusations that the captain fatally stabbed the South Korean officer.

Liu said the Chinese government is working with South Korea "to investigate and verify the situation." He said China is ready "to settle relevant issues."

With 300,000 fishing vessels and 8 million fishermen, the Chinese fishing industry is by far the world's largest.

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Fierce protesting raged outside Seoul's Chinese embassy yesterday in response to the Dec 12 killing of a South Korean serviceman by the Chinese captain boat of a mainland fishing vessel. The coastguard officer, Lee Cheong-ho, was allegedly stabbed repeatedly during a tussle with Chinese crew members while on a mission to end an illicit fishing operation in South Korean waters.

Lee died shortly thereafter, and another stabbed guard remains in unknown condition. But despite murder allegations and incriminating fingerprints taken from the knife's handle, the accused Chinese skipper refuses to admit implication in the killing.

Naturally, his denial has ignited China-directed outrage among South Korea's populace, who staged a demonstration over 300 strong at their Chinese embassy's steps. In the ensuing protest, vengeful Korean citizens bore anti-Chinese banners, while some reportedly ripped Chinese flags apart with their teeth. One rioter was detained for ramming his car into a bus multiple times. [B]The angry protesters called on the "Chinese government to compensate the dead coast guard and apologize immediately." If not, they vowed to boycott Chinese products.

Luckily, China appears to have heeded their request, as Beijing stated yesterday:

"The Chinese side regrets the incident caused the death of a South Korean coast guard. China will work with their South Korean counterparts during the investigation and handle the case properly."
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And with mounting evidence, conviction appears quite probable for the fishing vessel captain who, if proved guilty, might face a death sentence. But even the captain's condemnation may not be enough to resolve the tumultuous relationship between China and South Korea regarding illegal fishing.

Global Times reports:

According to figures from the KCG, about 430 Chinese vessels have been seized for illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea this year, up from 370 cases last year.

And according to the Guardian:

The skirmishes are often violent. Last December, Beijing demanded compensation after a Chinese fisherman was killed and another went missing during a confrontation between South Korean coastguards and 50 vessels that were suspected of fishing illegally.

At this rate, it could be a while before these testy waters become tranquil. Hopefully, demonstrators will refrain from harming any animals or livestock while venting their anger outside the Chinese embassy in Seoul.

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