菲律賓射殺臺灣漁民：中方強烈譴責 菲方拒道歉

Philippine military vessel fired on unarmed fishing boat from Taiwan

China strongly condemned the Philippines' "barbaric" fatal shooting of a 65-year-old fisherman from Taiwan on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.

"We strongly urge again that the Philippines investigate the case immediately and handle the issue properly. We will keep a close watch on the development of the incident," said Hua Chunying, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a daily news conference.

China expressed deep concern over the Philippines' repeated attacks against unarmed fishermen, Hua said.

"We wish to express deep grief over the death of the Taiwan fisherman and give condolences to the victim's family," Hua said.

Responding to a Philippine news report stating that some Chinese vessels were spotted near Ren'ai Jiao, Hua said China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters.

The shooting occurred at about 10 am on Thursday in an area about 160 nautical miles southeast of the southernmost tip of the island of Taiwan, according to Taiwan's coast guard authority.

The victim was identified as 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng. Four seamen were on the boat, the Guang Ta Hsin 28. The other three — the victim's son, his son-in-law and an Indonesian fisherman —were all injured, the Beijing Times reported.

The Philippine vessel fired nearly 40 shots at the fishing boat.

After killing the fisherman, the Philippine armed vessel continued to chase and fire at the fishing boat for another hour and a half, according to reports carried by Taiwan media outlets.

【新聞快訊】

據新華社消息，臺灣“農委會”漁業署副署長蔡日耀昨日證實，當日上午10時左右，臺灣漁船“廣大興28號”在屏東縣鵝鑾鼻東南方約180海里處遭菲律賓軍艦射擊，一名船員死亡，船隻也喪失動力。

事件發生後，臺灣當局領導人馬英九當天對漁民遭槍擊身亡案表達高度重視，令當局有關部門掌握相關案情，務必維護民衆權益。

5月10日，菲律賓海岸警衛隊召開記者會，首度公開對外承認是菲海岸警衛隊人員9日開槍射擊一艘臺灣漁船，造成船上一名臺灣漁民死亡，但拒絕就此事道歉。發言人聲稱：“向漁船器械開火，目的是迫使船隻無法繼續作業，若有人死亡，我們表示同情，但不會因此道歉。”

外交部發言人華春瑩表示，中方對此表示嚴重關切，我們對開槍射殺臺灣漁民的野蠻行徑表示強烈譴責。中方要求菲方立即進行調查，並儘快作出說明。我們對遇害的臺灣同胞表示深切哀悼，對家屬表示慰問。