From The Washingtonpost: “Chinese security agents raided a news conference organized by visiting South Korean legislators Wednesday, shutting off the lights in a hotel meeting room and forcibly ejecting several foreign journalists. The raid prompted official statements of protest and concern in Seoul.
Four members of South Korea’s opposition Grand National Party had called the news conference to urge the Chinese government to show leniency toward refugees from North Korea and to release South Korean activists jailed for trying to smuggle the refugees out of China. The visiting legislators refused orders to leave the room, resulting in a standoff that lasted nearly 13 hours.”
Also see “China Defends Raid of S. Korean Lawmakers’ Meeting”
