中国对韩国海警死亡表示“遗憾”

The Chinese government said Tuesday it regrets the death of a South Korean coast guard officer allegedly stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman.

The statement from China's foreign ministry comes amid rising public anger in South Korea over the incident, which happened Monday during an operation to stop a vessel illegally fishing off the Korean peninsula.

More than 100 South Korean military veterans and activists protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday to denounce Beijing for the killing. During the demonstration, a South Korean protester slammed his car several times into a police vehicle guarding the Chinese embassy.

Earlier Tuesday, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak promised "strong countermeasures" to protect coast guard officers who are cracking down on increasingly bold incursions by Chinese fishermen.

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday summoned the Chinese ambassador in protest over the incident.中国对韩国海警死亡表示“遗憾” (China Offers 'Regret' for South Korean)

中国外交部星期二说，，对一名韩国海警据称被中国渔民刺死这一事件表示遗憾。

就在中国外交部发表这项声明之际，韩国国内对这一事件的愤怒情绪正在增加。这一事件发生在星期一，当时韩国海警试图拦截一艘在朝鲜半岛附近非法捕鱼的中国渔船。

100多名韩国老兵和活动人士星期二在中国驻韩国大使馆前抗议，就韩国海警被刺死谴责北京。在示威中，一名韩国抗议者多次开车撞击一辆保护中国使馆的警车。

星期二早些时候，韩国总统李明博承诺，将采取“强硬对策”来保护那些打击中国渔民日益大胆的侵犯行为的海警。

韩国外交部星期一召见中国大使，对这一事件提出抗议。