¡¡BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The sex orgy involving nearly 400
Japanese male tourists and 500 Chinese prostitutes in a Zhuhai hotel was an
"abominable" act that has hurt the feelings of Chinese people.
¡¡¡¡The law-breaking incident has severely damaged too the image of
Japan in
the international community.
¡¡¡¡The remark was made by a Chinese Foreign Ministry official Monday when he
summoned a Japanese Embassy official in Beijing to protest.
¡¡¡¡Expressing "strong indignation" over the Japanese tourists' behaviour, the
Chinese official urged Japan to educate its citizens who come to China so that
they can strictly abide by Chinese laws, keep their activities within the bounds
of morals, and refrain from doing anything illegal that could hurt the feelings
of peoples of both countries.
¡¡¡¡It was the second time that the Chinese Government has passed comment on
the incident. On Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan revealed that the
authorities were investigating the case and would mete out punishment in
accordance with the law.
¡¡¡¡He also urged the Japanese Government to strengthen education to their
citizens in China so they would abide by Chinese laws.
¡¡¡¡The three-day orgy began at a hotel affiliated to the Zhuhai International
Convention Centre in South China's Guangdong Province on September 16, just two
days before the 72nd anniversary of the start of the Japanese army's occupation
of Northeast China in 1931.
¡¡¡¡Many Chinese were outraged by the incident not only because of its scale,
but also because of the belief that the Japanese had chosen this sensitive time
to humiliate the Chinese people and tout their wartime behaviour.
¡¡¡¡The Japanese official who was summoned yesterday expressed regret over the
incident.
¡¡¡¡He agreed that Japanese citizens visiting China should abide by Chinese
laws.
¡¡¡¡He also promised to convey the stance of the Chinese Government to Tokyo
and expressed hope that the incident will not cause negative effect to
Sino-Japanese friendship.
¡¡¡¡Police in Zhuhai are investigating the case and have arrested several
suspects.
¡¡¡¡The hotel involved suspended its business two days after the incident was
exposed.
¡¡¡¡(China Daily)
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