The Department of Consular Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is verifying the conflict reported to take place in the Yellow Sea between a Chinese vessel and the ROK coastguards early Monday morning, causing 4 coastguards injured and 9 Chinese fishermen detained.

China is verifying the details of a conflict between Chinese fishermen and coast guards of the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

An unidentified official with the department made the comments in response to a report that a conflict took place in the Yellow Sea between a Chinese vessel and ROK coast guards on Monday morning. The incident left four of the coast guards injured and resulted in nine Chinese fishermen being detained.

The Chinese side is verifying the situation and called on the ROK side to take concrete measures to ensure the security and legitimate rights of those fishermen, said the official.

The Chinese side will maintain communication with the ROK side and appropriately resolve the issue through joint efforts, according to the official.

【新闻快讯】据韩联社4月30日消息，韩国4名公务员30日在黄海水域扣押进行“非法捕捞”的中国渔船时，被中国船员刺伤，9名中国船员被逮。

韩国海岸警卫队称，他们今日在黄海水域与涉嫌非法捕鱼的中国船只发生冲突，登船检查的4名海警遭到中国船员攻击受伤，9名中国船员因此被逮捕。韩国海岸警卫队称，有3人分别头部、胳膊和腿部受伤，1人坠海。目前，伤者已全部送往韩国西南部港市木浦接受治疗。

外交部领事司有关负责人表示中方正在核实相关情况。希望韩方采取措施切实保障中国渔民的安全与合法权益。中方将与韩方继续保持沟通，共同妥善处理。

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