Don't use force in boat incident, FM tells Seoul

BEIJING - China on Monday demanded that South Korea must not resort to force during its law enforcement process, saying it would keep a close eye on its detention of three Chinese fishing boats and their crews.

Seoul arrested 31 Chinese fishermen and seized three Chinese fishing vessels on Saturday after the boats "crossed into South Korea's exclusive economic zone for illegal fishing".

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the Chinese Consulate-General in Kwangiu, the sixth-largest city in South Korea, is currently dealing with the incident.