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BEIJING - China on Thursday refused to accept the verdict on a Chinese skipper issued by aregional court of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin made the remarks at a regular press briefing.
The ROK's Incheon District Court on Thursday issued a 30-year prison term and a fine of 20million won (17,738 U.S. dollars) to Cheng Dawei, a 43-year-old fishing boat skipper, forstabbing a ROK coast guard officer to death last December.
The stabbing occurred after ROK officers boarded the Chinese boat over suspicions of illegalfishing in the so-called Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) of the ROK in the Yellow Sea.
Liu said China has taken note of the ROK's verdict.
China and the ROK have not delimited the border of the EEZ in the Yellow Sea, and Chinacannot accept the ROK's unilateral application of the EEZ Law on the verdict of the Chineseskipper, he said.
Liu said China has maintained close communication with the ROK since the incident, urging thecountry to properly handle the case in a rational and just manner.
China will continue to closely monitor the evolution of the case and provide necessaryassistance to the Chinese citizens involved in order to safeguard their legitimate and lawfulrights, he said.
BEIJING - China on Thursday refused to accept the verdict on a Chinese skipper issued by aregional court of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin made the remarks at a regular press briefing.
The ROK's Incheon District Court on Thursday issued a 30-year prison term and a fine of 20million won (17,738 U.S. dollars) to Cheng Dawei, a 43-year-old fishing boat skipper, forstabbing a ROK coast guard officer to death last December.
The stabbing occurred after ROK officers boarded the Chinese boat over suspicions of illegalfishing in the so-called Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) of the ROK in the Yellow Sea.
Liu said China has taken note of the ROK's verdict.
China and the ROK have not delimited the border of the EEZ in the Yellow Sea, and Chinacannot accept the ROK's unilateral application of the EEZ Law on the verdict of the Chineseskipper, he said.
Liu said China has maintained close communication with the ROK since the incident, urging thecountry to properly handle the case in a rational and just manner.
China will continue to closely monitor the evolution of the case and provide necessaryassistance to the Chinese citizens involved in order to safeguard their legitimate and lawfulrights, he said.
