Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on the 9th, the Chinese side urged the Russian side to protect the rights and interests of Chinese businessmen in Russia.

A reporter asked at a routine press conference: the morning of July 8, Moscow INS detained about 150 Chinese people, because they are in violation of Russian law, please confirm this news?

Mr. Qin Gang said that China has not received formal notification of the Russian side. We attach great importance to the news. Chinese Foreign Ministry has instructed the Chinese Embassy in the Russian Embassy to the Russian side to verify the situation, urging the Russian side to protect the interests of Russia, Chinese, but also to remind the local Chinese business, comply with local laws and regulations.

It is reported that Russia has one of the Moscow market of Chinese businessmen to rectify that in a number of inventory operations, about 150 people were detained in China.

2009-7-10