The PRC demanded an explanation from Russia for the “harsh” treatment of the Chinese on the Kazakh border
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The Embassy of the PRC in the Russian Federation announced the “harsh and disproportionate actions” of the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation against the Chinese on the Russian-Kazakh border and called on the Russian federation to conduct “an additional investigation into excessive law enforcement actions,” writes Kommersant, citing Bloomberg.
TASS reporting the incident refers to a message from the Chinese embassy on WeChat. According to the embassy, on July 29, 5 Chinese nationals were “repeatedly interrogated for four hours”, after which the nationals were denied entry and their tourist visas were revoked, according to Chinese diplomats. According to the TASS news agency, the report clarifies that the competent authorities of the Russian Federation refused to allow Chinese citizens to enter Russia by car on the grounds that “the purpose of their trip stated in the visa application did not match the actual situation.” , which is a violation of the relevant legislation. Russian Federation.”
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China sent a representation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and called on the Russian side to explain the cause of the incident, as well as to take measures to prevent similar actions from happening again. They believe that this “contradicts the overall picture of China-Russia friendship” as well as the “growing trend of friendly humanitarian exchanges between the countries.”
The report also said that the Russian side described the incident as an isolated incident.
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