China anger after Indonesian navy fires on vessel<\/p>\n
Agencies
\nBeijing<\/p>\n
China urged on Indonesia to rein in its navy on Thursday after an
\nattack on a Chinese-flagged trawler this week killed one crew
\nmember and wounded two.<\/p>\n
An Indonesian war ship fired at the trawler suspected of
\nillegal fishing in the eastern Arafura sea on Monday after it
\nignored radio contacts and warning shots.<\/p>\n
\"China hopes the Indonesian government will take effective
\nmeasures to restrain the navy and other relevant departments to
\navoid abuses of force during law enforcement,\" Chinese Foreign
\nMinistry spokesman Qin Gang told a news conference.<\/p>\n
\"China and Indonesia are friendly nations and the two sides
\nshould handle problems in fishing cooperation with a calm and
\nrestrained attitude and should not resort to use of force too
\neasily.\"<\/p>\n
China's official Xinhua news agency said the Chinese vessel
\nwas operating illegally as its license for fishing in Indonesian
\nwaters had expired.<\/p>\n
Qin said the Indonesian navy still held 10 Chinese crew
\nmembers, including the two injured.<\/p>\n
China said on Thursday it was \"astonished and strongly
\ndissatisfied\" after an Indonesian warship opened fire on a
\nChinese fishing boat.<\/p>\n
\"We have made solemn representations to the Indonesian side,
\nexpecting it to inform us of the latest developments,\" an
\nofficial at the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, Yu Hongyao, told the
\nChina Daily.<\/p>\n
Yu said the Chinese government was \"astonished and strongly
\ndissatisfied\" with the actions of the Indonesian navy.<\/p>\n
The incident took place on Monday when the KRI Tanjung Dalpele
\ncame upon four boats believed to be illegally fishing in the
\nArafura Sea between Indonesia's Papua and Maluku provinces, the
\nIndonesian navy said.<\/p>\n
Three of the ships fled. The navy vessel hailed the fourth
\none, MV FuYuan 123, which was flying the Chinese flag, the navy
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Captain Melis from the Indonesian Eastern Fleet Navy
\ninformation office in Surabaya, East Java, said standard
\nprocedures were followed.<\/p>\n
He said that after the boat ignored calls to halt, three shots
\nwere fired into the air before the gun was fired at the side of
\nthe Chinese vessel, which suddenly veered as if trying to collide
\nwith the warship.<\/p>\n
The China Daily said 13 shots were fired.<\/p>\n
The damaged ship and its remaining 13 crew members are in
\ndetention at a naval base in Merauke on the southeastern coast of
\neasternmost Papua province.<\/p>\n
\"We're informed that the health of the detained crew members
\nis OK, and we have asked the Indonesian side to treat them
\nhumanely,\" Yu was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
Eastern Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Didik Heru Purnomo said
\nthe Chinese ship was guilty of multiple violations, Indonesia's
\nstate Antara news agency reported.<\/p>",
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