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标 题: 2001年菲律宾中国人质事件
发信站: BBS 哈工大紫丁香站 (Tue Oct 12 12:09:38 2004)
China "Distressed" at Hostage Killings in Philippines
China is "shocked and distressed" at the killings of two Chinese hostages in t
he Philippines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said Monday.
Sun said this when asked to comment on the reported killings of two Chinese me
n held hostage by kidnappers in the Philippines.
On August 19, in a gunbattle between the Philippine government troops and the
kidnappers, two of the four Chinese men held hostage by the kidnappers were ki
lled, one was rescued and the fourth man is still missing, Sun said.
The four Chinese men were kidnapped in the Philippines on June 20, and the Chi
nese government has shown serious concern over the issue ever since, Sun said.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co
operation and the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines have made a series of eff
orts and repeated representations with the Philippine government and people co
ncerned, urging the Philippine side to ensure the hostages' safety, and with t
heir safety as precondition, to promote their early release, Sun stressed.
The Philippine side has also promised many times that they would ensure the ho
stages' safety, and solve the crisis through peaceful negotiations, Sun noted.
After the disaster, China has requested the Philippine government to give a fu
ll account of the matter, and strongly demanded the Philippine side to take me
asures necessary to ensure the absolute safety of the Chinese citizens in that
country, and properly deal with the aftermath of the killings.
Philippine President Regrets Killing
Philippine Presidential Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regrets the killing of two of
the four Chinese hostages Sunday when government troops engaged their captors,
presidential spokesman Rigoberto Tiglao said Monday.
The government has already informed the Chinese Embassy on the incident and th
at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) are now condoling with the families of the victims, Tiglao said at a pr
ess briefing here.
The Chinese Embassy, expressing shock and pain at the deaths of the hostages S
unday and requested an immediate explanation of the incident from the Philippi
ne government.
It also strongly demanded that the Philippine government take all necessary me
asures to safeguard the lives of the hostages still alive and those of all Chi
nese citizens in the country.
According to the military, government soldiers engaged about 60 kidnap gang me
mbers Sunday morning in Colombio town in the southern province of Sultan Kudar
at. During the fire fight, two of the Chinese hostages, Zhang Zhongyi and Xue
Xing, tried to flee but were immediately shot dead by their captors while a th
ird, Wang Shengli, managed to escape and was recovered.
The three Chinese nationals, together with a Filipino Chinese, Edwin Lim, were
seized in Sultan Kudarat's neighboring province of Maguindanao on August 12 w
hile reportedly delivering ransom money for the release of Zhang Zhongqiang, Z
hang Zhongyi's brother.
The four Chinese nationals are employees of the China Electric Power Technolog
y Import and Export Corp. working on an irrigation project in North Cotabato p
rovince. Zhang Zhongqiang was kidnapped in Maguindanao on June 20 while return
ing to the project site from a shopping trip.
Tiglao said the military will continue its operations against the abductors. T
he military are hoping that their pursuit operations "could yield results in t
he next few days," he added.
AFP spokesman Brigadier General Edilberto Adan said earlier Monday that the re
maining hostages are believed to be held by their captors somewhere in areas s
traddling Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao and North Cotabato.
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