Japan demands China hand over defectors Posted by Scott Manning on May 10, 2002 | Comments (0)

A video showing Chinese police entering Japan's consulate in the Chinese city of Shenyang and detaining five North Korean asylum seekers has exacerbated a growing diplomatic row between the two countries.Accusing the Chinese authorities of violating international diplomatic conventions, Tokyo has demanded that Beijing hand over the North Koreans into Japanese custody.

The five asylum seekers rushed into the Japanese consultate in the northeastern city on Wednesday. Initial reports said that police had detained two inside the compound but that two women and a child were taken at the entrance.Full Story...