China Lodges Formal Protest with South Korea Against Use of Firearms to Crackdown on Illegal Chinese Fishing Boats

The Chinese government has quite the nerve to complain about the use of firearms in law enforcement operations when they are the same people that gunned down thousands of protesters in Tiananmen Square:

Two Chinese fishing boats, which were seized while illegally fishing in South Korean waters in the West Sea, arrive in the port of Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 2, 2016. South Korea's Coast Guard fired warning shots with an M60 machine gun to capture the vessels earlier in the day. No Chinese fishermen were injured and nothing was damaged. (Yonhap)
Two Chinese fishing boats, which were seized while illegally fishing in South Korean waters in the West Sea, arrive in the port of Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 2, 2016. South Korea’s Coast Guard fired warning shots with an M60 machine gun to capture the vessels earlier in the day. No Chinese fishermen were injured and nothing was damaged. (Yonhap)

China called in a senior South Korean diplomat to lodge a formal protest against the use of a machine gun to crack down on Chinese fishing boats, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.

On Tuesday, South Korea’s Coast Guard fired 600-700 bullets from a ship-mounted M60 toward Chinese vessels that were violently interfering in the capture of two fishing boats operating illegally off the western port city of Incheon. No injuries or damage were reported.

China’s foreign ministry protested the “violent law enforcement methods used” via its spokesperson Hua Chunying during a regular press briefing.

“China is strongly against any use of violent measures by South Korea that threatens the safety of Chinese fishermen,” she said. The official added that illegal fishing should not be a reason for South Korean authorities, including its Coast Guard, to use firearms.  [Yonhap]

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MTB Rider
MTB Rider
7 years ago

China sounds like these fine parents, wondering why Pizza Hut hasn’t been declared a Gun Free Zone:
https://www.google.com/amp/wncn.com/2016/11/03/parents-of-pizza-hut-robbery-suspect-question-why-employee-fatally-shot-their-son-in-the-head/amp/

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) — It’s been a difficult week for parents Temia Hairston and Michael Grace Sr. Their son, Michael Grace Jr., was shot and killed during an attempted robbery early Sunday morning.

Police said Grace Jr. and two other people tried to rob a Pizza Hut in the 3200 block of Freedom Drive. During the incident, an employee fired his own handgun and killed Grace Jr.

Pro-Tip: If you don’t want to get shot during the commission of a crime, don’t commit the crime in the first place. Robbing Pizza Huts, stealing natural resources, all the same. Don’t.

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Reply to  MTB Rider
7 years ago

Hold the baloney express there MTB, this story is missing a ton of essential information; a bit early to go pointing glowing fingers of shame. 😐

setnaffa
setnaffa
7 years ago

And what about folks who sail past or fish near the Spratly Islands?

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/historical-fiction-china%E2%80%99s-south-china-sea-claims

setnaffa
setnaffa
Reply to  GIKorea
7 years ago

Exactly my point. Same with Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, or anyone else.

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