North Korea Seized Chinese Boat

[anon45]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-seized-chinese-fishing-boat.html?_r=0

North Korea Seized Chinese Boat

HONG KONG — China revealed on Sunday that North Korea seized a Chinese fishing boat this month and detained its crewmen, who remain in custody, an episode likely to worsen recent discord between the two.

The vessel’s owner, Yu Xuejun, called the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on May 10 to seek help, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a brief statement issued through Sina Weibo, the country’s Twitter-like microblog service. Mr. Yu was not on the boat when it was seized.

“The embassy immediately made representations to the consular affairs bureau of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking that North Korea release the vessel and the crew as soon as possible, and ensure the safety of the lives and property of the detained crew, as well as their legitimate rights,” the Chinese ministry statement said.

The statement did not explain why the ministry waited so long to reveal the seizure, which came during a time of tensions with North Korea, a country that depends on Beijing for diplomatic and economic support.

The announcement promptly drew an outcry from Chinese media and citizens online, some of whom have already expressed increasing impatience with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions and threats to the region.

The Chinese media reports said the boat was seized on May 5, with 16 men onboard, and North Korean authorities demanded payment of 600,000 renminbi, equal to about $98,000, to release them and the vessel, apparently on the grounds that it was fishing in waters claimed by North Korea. The deadline for payment was Sunday, The Beijing Times newspaper said.

China has long supported North Korea, despite disagreement over the North’s nuclear activities, and many Chinese experts see the North as a strategic bulwark against potential regional domination by the United States and its allies, South Korea and Japan. But in recent months, undercurrents of discord have seeped into the two countries’ relations.

A version of this article appeared in print on May 20, 20

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[BDforever]

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title and topic does not match.. reported

 

[Icewolf]

Change the title plz mods

 

[anon45]

title and topic does not match.. reported

does your behind hurt much? lol

Anyways the speed with which the title was changed vs certain other posters, with HongWu as the shining posterchild, is rather telling.

 

[BDforever]

does your behind hurt much? lol

Anyways the speed with which the title was changed vs certain other posters, with HongWu as the shining posterchild, is rather telling.

why my behind will hurt ? when Chinese warships move around SCS, does your butt hurt ?

 

[walle]

same thing happened last year, just hungry north koreans wanting a bite. Nothing happened, they were released later.

North Korean Ship Seizes 3 Chinese Boats, Global Times Says - Bloomberg

 

[armchairPrivate]

I think the fat boy Un was a little mad after the Banks in China stopped dealing with their banks.

It will blow over when he get his share of Mcdonalds and french fries.

 

[Martian2]

Biting your only benefactor

North Korea has decided to antagonize its only benefactor China, which supplies 90% of its fuel and 45% of its food.

Those North Koreans really are crazy.

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The China-North Korea Relationship - Council on Foreign Relations

"Pyongyang is economically dependent on China, which provides most of its food and energy supplies. Nicholas Eberstadt, a consultant at the World Bank, says that since the early 1990s, China has served as North Korea's chief food supplier and has accounted for nearly 90 percent of its energy imports. By some estimates, China provides 80 percent of North Korea's consumer goods and 45 percent of its food. North Korea's economic dependence on China continues to grow, as indicated by the significant trade imbalance between the two countries. Snyder notes that in 2008, Chinese imports amounted to $2.03 billion, while exports to China including coal and iron ore totaled $750 million. Some experts see the $1.25 billion trade deficit as an indirect Chinese subsidy, given that North Korea cannot finance its trade deficit through borrowing."

 

[USAHawk785]

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Big trouble in Chinatown...

 

[Hellraiser007]

Chinese greed knows no bounds

Chinese greed knows no bounds