SEOUL – Beijing is pressuring Pyongyang to release a captured Chinese fishing boat and its 16 crew members (above) after a campaign calling for the Chinese government to secure their release gained popular support on the internet.
The boat, Liaoning 25222, is one of a pair of small fishing vessels owned by a Dalian-based fisherman named Yu Xuejun.
SEOUL – Beijing is pressuring Pyongyang to release a captured Chinese fishing boat and its 16 crew members (above) after a campaign calling for the Chinese government to secure their release gained popular support on the internet.
The boat, Liaoning 25222, is one of a pair of small fishing vessels owned by a Dalian-based fisherman named Yu Xuejun.
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