Gov't to announce new measures against Chinese illegal fishing

The Korean government could soon implement even tougher measures against illegal fishing in the West Sea by Chinese fishermen. The announcement could come as early as this afternoon, and follows a recent incident in which a Chinese boat slammed into and sank a Korean Coast Guard vessel. Our Hwang Hojun has the story. The Korean government is gearing up to get extra tough on illegal Chinese fishing, following the latest incident in the West Sea. Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security is set to announce new measures on Tuesday afternoon aimed at cracking down on illegal Chinese fishing. This comes in light of an incident last week, in which a Chinese fishing boat illegally entered and fished in Korean waters, and then rammed their 100-ton vessel into a comparatively smaller Coast Guard vessel that tried to stop them, sinking the vessel and fleeing the scene. Coast Guard officers jumped out of the boat just before it sank and were rescued shortly after, unharmed. The maritime police wants to charge the assailants with attempted murder and is considering arming their men with weapons for protection. Other countries have rooted out illegal fishing by sinking the trespassers. Russia blew up illegal Chinese fishing boats in 2012, Argentina sank a Chinese boat intruding into its waters when it disobeyed orders... and Indonesia is said to have destroyed over 170 illegal fishing boats. The Korean government has made a formal request to the Chinese government asking it to search for the attackers and their vessel. It's also demanding that China tighten its measures against illegal fishing in Korean waters. China,... Korea's number one trade partner, has asked Seoul to deal with the incident in a rational manner, suggesting it consider the two countries' bilateral relations and regional stability. Hwang Hojun, Arirang News Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld