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China allows asylum-seekers to depart for South Korea via the Philippines

The five North Korean asylum-seekers who sought refuge in the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang were allowed to leave China on May 22, arriving finally in Seoul on May 23.

The five, whose desperate bid for asylum was captured on videotape and shown by television stations around the world, were put on a plane for the Philippines, where they were later transferred to South Korea.

The Japanese government kept quiet on the matter until the five left China, but Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi confirmed later in the day that Beijing released them to the Philippines in cooperation with the South Korean government.

"We had been demanding that China release the five to a third country and talked closely with the South Korean government," she said

She added, "China paid consideration to Japan's demand and respected the humanitarian aspects (of the case.)"

On May 8, the family of five ran into the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, in an attempt to seek asylum. Two women and a 2-year-old girl were seized by Chinese police just inside the consulate's gate

Later, the two men, who had made it into the consulate's visa-application area, were dragged out by the police.

Japan and China clashed over whether the staff of the Japanese consulate gave the Chinese police permission to enter the premises

Beijing maintains it received permission to enter. Japan denies giving consent, and claims China violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs.

Shukan ST: May 31, 2002

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News China allows asylum-seekers to depart for South Korea via the Philippines The five North Korean asylum-seekers who sought refuge in the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang were allowed to leave China on May 22, arriving finally in Seoul on May 23. The five, whose desperate bid for asylum was captured on videotape and shown by television stations around the world, were put on a plane for the Philippines, where they were later transferred to South Korea. The Japanese government kept quiet on the matter until the five left China, but Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi confirmed later in the day that Beijing released them to the Philippines in cooperation with the South Korean government. "We had been demanding that China release the five to a third country and talked closely with the South Korean government," she said She added, "China paid consideration to Japan's demand and respected the humanitarian aspects (of the case.)" On May 8, the family of five ran into the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, in an attempt to seek asylum. Two women and a 2-year-old girl were seized by Chinese police just inside the consulate's gate Later, the two men, who had made it into the consulate's visa-application area, were dragged out by the police. Japan and China clashed over whether the staff of the Japanese consulate gave the Chinese police permission to enter the premises Beijing maintains it received permission to enter. Japan denies giving consent, and claims China violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs. Shukan ST: May 31, 2002 (C) All rights reserved