中國漁民被指刺傷4名韓國海警 9名中國船員被捕

The Department of Consular Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is verifying the conflict reported to take place in the Yellow Sea between a Chinese vessel and the ROK coastguards early Monday morning, causing 4 coastguards injured and 9 Chinese fishermen detained.

China is verifying the details of a conflict between Chinese fishermen and coast guards of the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

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An unidentified official with the department made the comments in response to a report that a conflict took place in the Yellow Sea between a Chinese vessel and ROK coast guards on Monday morning. The incident left four of the coast guards injured and resulted in nine Chinese fishermen being detained.

The Chinese side is verifying the situation and called on the ROK side to take concrete measures to ensure the security and legitimate rights of those fishermen, said the official.

The Chinese side will maintain communication with the ROK side and appropriately resolve the issue through joint efforts, according to the official.

【新聞快訊】據韓聯社4月30日消息，韓國4名公務員30日在黃海水域扣押進行“非法捕撈”的中國漁船時，被中國船員刺傷，9名中國船員被逮。

韓國海岸警衛隊稱，他們今日在黃海水域與涉嫌非法捕魚的中國船隻發生衝突，登船檢查的4名海警遭到中國船員攻擊受傷，9名中國船員因此被逮捕。韓國海岸警衛隊稱，有3人分別頭部、胳膊和腿部受傷，1人墜海。目前，傷者已全部送往韓國西南部港市木浦接受治療。

外交部領事司有關負責人表示中方正在覈實相關情況。希望韓方採取措施切實保障中國漁民的安全與合法權益。中方將與韓方繼續保持溝通，共同妥善處理。