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Beijing Asks Myanmar to Free Chinese Convicted of Illegal Logging

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China on Thursday criticized long prison sentences in Myanmar given to more than 150 Chinese nationals convicted of illegal logging. The Chinese foreign ministry, in a statement is calling for Myanmar to deal with its jailed nationals in a “lawful, reasonable and justified manner,” asking for all those convicted of illegal logging to be returned to China “as soon as possible. A total of 156 Chinese were arrested in January for illegal activity in forests in Kachin state, along...

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