Chinanews.com, Johannesburg, July 15 (Reporter Wang Xi) Recently, protests and demonstrations in KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and other places in South Africa have successively triggered violent riots such as beating, smashing, looting and burning. The serious property losses of the Chinese diaspora pose a serious threat to the personal safety of the Chinese diaspora.
In this regard, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in South Africa attaches great importance to the emergency response mechanism as soon as possible, continuously issuing warnings and reminders, and actively doing the work of relevant departments in South Africa.
In the past few days, Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong, Chinese Embassy Military Attache Shang Hong, and Embassy Consular Police Department have served as South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Pandol, Acting Director-General Lucy, and Deputy Director-General Sukraal, respectively. Police Minister General Sele, Commander of the National Defense Forces, General Mpumania, and Major General Mahrana, Chief of Staff of the Joint Operations Department, requested the other party to strengthen the protection of Chinese citizens and enterprises in South Africa.
On the afternoon of the 15th, Ambassador Chen Xiaodong made an emergency interview with General Storey, the South African police chief, and further requested the South to increase the protection of Chinese citizens and enterprises in South Africa.
Chen Xiaodong said that the Chinese Embassy in South Africa expresses serious concerns about the current developments in South Africa and supports the South African government to take decisive measures to quell violence and halt chaos as soon as possible. He believes that the South African government has the ability to control the situation as soon as possible and maintain social stability and the safety of people's lives and property.
Chen Xiaodong emphasized that it is the responsibility of the South African government and police to protect the personal and property safety of Chinese citizens in South Africa. China strongly urges the South African police and other powerful departments to shoulder this responsibility.
In areas where Chinese citizens and companies gather, the police force and patrol visibility should be strengthened to effectively increase the visibility.
Respond to Chinese citizens' requests for help in a timely manner, and comprehensively implement policies to effectively provide due protection.
For riot centers such as Durban and concentrated Chinese communities, the Sinan Defense Force can deploy defenses in a timely manner and play a key role in early warning and prevention and emergency response.
The Southern Police is requested to strengthen the information communication with the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in South Africa and the Chinese Police-Civil Cooperation Center, and be sure to notify the security incidents involving Chinese citizens and enterprises as soon as possible, and provide rescue as soon as possible.
The Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Yugoslavia is willing to maintain close communication with the South to jointly safeguard the personal and property safety of Chinese citizens in South Africa.
Storey and others said that the South attaches great importance to China's negotiations, and expresses sympathy and regret for the huge property losses and personal safety threats suffered by Chinese citizens during the riots. They also expressed that China and South Africa are "comrades and brothers" with a special friendly relationship. The South African government values and is willing to undertake the obligation to protect the lives and property of Chinese citizens in South Africa.
At present, the South Korean government has urgently formulated plans and programs for the suppression of violence and chaos. The South has fully mobilized the army and police, and will increase deployment and prevention of violence in rioted areas, and ultimately bring criminals to justice.
In the next stage, the Southern Police and the military will effectively demonstrate and increase the security protection of Chinese citizens in their specific actions to quell the riots.
The Southern Police is also willing to strengthen communication and information sharing with the Chinese Embassy and Consulate and the Chinese Police-Civil Cooperation Center in the process of law enforcement and riot prevention.
The Chinese Consulate-General in Durban and Johannesburg have also worked in local government and police in recent days.
At the same time, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in South Africa is instructing the South African Chinese Police-Civil Cooperation Center, overseas Chinese groups and Chinese concentrated communities to strengthen mobilization organizations, assist each other, strengthen communication and coordination with local police and communities, and actively carry out joint defense and joint protection.
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