Shen Guofang, assistant foreign minister, met Malaysia's
Interior Minister Azmi Khalid in Beijing yesterday, and urged his
government to continue making thorough investigations into
the?assault and humiliation of Chinese citizens in
Malaysia.
Khalid said the Malaysian government values its relations with
China and expressed regret and apology for the cases
of?assault against Chinese citizens.
He said his government attaches great importance to the disposal
of the cases, and that under the instruction of Malaysian Prime
Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a special investigation committee
has been set up and is making earnest investigations into them.
He added that Malaysia will inform China of the final result as
soon as possible and take effective measures to avoid recurrence of
such cases in future.
Shen said the Chinese government values the protection of its
citizens' dignity and safety and has deep concerns about what he
described as successive cases of humiliation and assault.
The government hopes Malaysia fully realizes the urgency and
graveness of the matter, he said, and urges stern punishment of
offenders and effective measures to prevent any reoccurrences.
Officials from the Ministry of Public Security and National
Tourism Administration also met with Khalid on separate occasions
on Monday.
(Xinhua News Agency December 6, 2005)