China Protests After Suspected North Korean Army Deserter Kills 4

China said on Monday it had lodged a protest with Pyongyang after media reports said a North Korean army deserter killed four Chinese nationals during a robbery in the Chinese border city of Helong late last month. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing in Beijing that China “would handle the matter in accordance with the law.” South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported the deserter was detained by Chinese authorities just north of the Tumen River that divides...

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