Chinese Fishing Boat Captain SHOOT DEAD by South Korean coastguard

South Korean coastguard shot and even killed Chinese person in charge of the fishing boat in a recent confrontation in Yellow Sea, triggering angry protest from Beijing.

The coastguard spokesman said that shots were fired as the said vessel boarded for illegally fishing the territorial waters South Korea, around 130 kilometres off Western Island of the Wangdeung.

"Dozens of Chinese sailors have attacked our officers with their knives and bottles," this statement was said by Choi Chang-Sam, the chief of Mokpo Coastguard Station.

"It was a dangerous situation. One of our officer already fired warning shot but they did not stop. So he fired several more rounds," Choi added, adding that five coastguard officers needed treatment for injuries.

The said Chinese captain was then taken to hospital in Mokpo on mainland where he was declared dead on arrival. The emergency room staffer of the hospital told our sources that the X—rays shown a bullet lodged in his chest.

"His lungs were full of blood",

The foreign ministry of China reacted angrily to the recent incident and urged an immediate action.

"We are deeply shocked and strongly dissatisfied with this violent law enforcement activity," Hong Lei the ministry spokesman told the reporters.

"We urge (South Korea) to immediately investigate this case, bring those accountable to justice, and inform China of the result of the investigation in a timely fashion," he added.

South Korean foreign ministries sent condolences to the dead man’s relatives but insist and argued on the root cause of recent accident was illegal fishing by the Chinese vessels.

"We would like to make it clear that... the accident took place... as Chinese fishermen reacted with violence to our coastguard's legitimate enforcement of laws (regarding) illegal fishing," it said in a statement.

In the year 2011, coastguard officer was stabbed to death in struggle with the Chinese sailors.