CHINA is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew reported to have been held since May 5.
Counsellor Jiang Yaxian of the Chinese Embassy in North Korea told Xinhua news agency yesterday that Yu Xuejun, the boat’s owner, called the embassy for help on May 10 and it had immediately contacted the North Korean side.
The Chinese Embassy promptly made representations to the Bureau of Consular Affairs of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, asking Pyongyang to release the boat and the fishermen as soon as possible, said Jiang.
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