The immoral and inhuman abduction
- By Wu Xia
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E-mail Xinhua, February 7, 2012
Chinese nationals working abroad are not engaged in local political clashes and should not become victims of disputes they have no involvement in.
The two recent incidents in which over 50 Chinese workers were taken hostage in Sudan and Egypt shocked the Chinese public and raised wide concerns over the safety of overseas Chinese workers.
With whatever agenda in their mind, the captors of the innocent Chinese workers apparently wanted to draw global attention to add stakes to their demands, taking advantage of China's growing worldwide influence.
As they became recklessly fanatic over their political goals, the kidnappers lost their conscience to respect life and love their fellow human beings.
They have also grown too cold-blooded to sympathize with the victims' families in China, who support their loved ones working for the development and prosperity of other countries but naturally worry about their safety in foreign lands.
Seizing innocent Chinese workers who are in no way involved in local clashes is both immoral and inhuman. The abductors were trampling on life and showing a blatant disregard for humanity.
Both within their countries and across the world, the kidnappers made themselves disgraced, as they put innocent lives at risk in order to achieve their political ends.
The abductors lost more than they gained in capturing and holding innocent Chinese working on infrastructure projects that were greatly beneficial to the local people.
To solve political disputes, all relevant parties should rule out violence and promote peaceful means to reach an agreement.
While China maintains the policy of not interfering in other countries' domestic affairs, it will make every effort to secure the safety of its citizens abroad.
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