【新唐人2012年5月19日訊】5月8號發生三艘中國漁船被朝鮮炮艇脅持勒索的「離奇」事件，16號經媒體曝光後，引發外界高度關注。29名中國漁民被扣留，並要求在17號前交納總計90萬元的贖金，否則連人帶船都要被「處理掉」。中共鼓吹的「用鮮血凝成」的「中朝友誼」神話再次被打破。評論指出，中朝無所謂友誼，有的只是互相利用。
事發本月8號，山東榮城30多艘漁船在黃海捕撈作業，作業區域為東經123度57分、北緯38度05分。三艘漁船和船上29人先後在當天凌晨和下午被扣。中方表示漁民作業區域屬於中國領海。
5月9號，被劫船主張德昌收到船長來電錶示，漁船被押到朝鮮海域，對方告知船主準備贖金，每船40萬，共計120萬元人民幣。15號，張再次接到電話聲稱，如果兩天內拿不到贖金，將把漁民和漁船都「處理掉」。
有漁民注意到當時朝鮮炮艇上有人講中國話，並安排在中國丹東市交付贖金，因此有輿論質疑，事件可能牽涉中國黑社會與朝鮮不法軍警勾結。
中共外交部16號回應說，事件「應屬漁業糾紛」，並且聲稱盡早解決﹔但17號不再提「漁業糾紛」，而是要求朝鮮「確保中國公民安全與合法權益」。朝鮮駐華使館17號回應說，只是從網上看到相關消息，對事件不知情。
在此之前，中國漁民在黃海與朝鮮發生漁業糾紛時，雙方多私下解決，極少見諸媒體。
時事評論員藍述：「它這種事情是很丟面子的，因為雙方都不願意在國際社會面前把臉撕破了。所以說互相之間談條件，肯定是關著門談的。但是它也不會談原則問題，就是利益問題。北京你要利用平壤豎立東北亞強權的地位，它在東北亞充當北京的打手，你就要給它利，利給少了，它就要鬧一鬧。」
事件引起大陸輿論熱議，有網民批評中共當局「可以派軍艦到亞丁灣護船，卻不能在家門口護漁」。也有網友表示疑惑：「事實證實，金氏王朝是不折不扣的土匪流氓，為何要把土匪當朋友？」
藍述：「 北韓心裡是非常清楚，它和北京之間就是互相利用的關係。北京在一些小的事情上會支持它一下，在大的事情上它一定不會犧牲自己的利益去成全北韓。北韓也當然不會犧牲自己的利益去成全北京。所以大家互相能利用就利用，利用不了呢就算了。」
5月13號，中日韓三邊投資協定在北京簽署。時政評論專家伍凡認為，可能是因為這個觸動了朝鮮，才發生了這次事件。
時政評論專家伍凡：「一定會刺激北韓。因為北韓根本就不在檯面上，它也沒辦法做生意，人家都拒絕跟它往來。所以它就很惱火，就來個小動作。因為這個時機，正是在這個時候發生的。現在有些外電報導說是下面的人幹的，我不相信。下面的人可以胡來，抓了人要錢，上面的人能不知道嗎？這個就是對外推脫，實際就是對中共不滿。」
有網友調侃：「不是說中朝友誼是鮮血凝成的嗎？怎麼成為被勒索對像了？」也有輿論猜測，這次事件是否會影響到雙方的盟約關係。
藍述指出，中朝是為數不多的共產主義極權國家，它們之間是打不散的。藍述認為，雙方的關係永遠都是這樣子，吵一陣，罵一陣，打一陣，然後又好了，只有等到中共垮臺的那一天，它們的關係才會散。
採訪/朱智善 編輯/王子琦 後製/簫宇
Three Chinese Fishing Boats Held Hostage by North Korea
On May 8, three Chinese fishing boats were held hostage
by a North Korean gunboat.
This event drew lots of media attention
after it was exposed on May 16.
The North Korean regime held 29 Chinese fishermen hostage
and demanded a ransom of 900,000 yuan (USD ~142,000).
North Korea threatened to “finish off” the boats
and fishermen if the ransom is not paid.
This act destroys the myth that “Friendship between
China-North Korea” is “formed by blood.”
Commentators pointed out, the so called friendship
is only an interest exchange.
On May 8, over 30 fishing boats were fishing in the Yellow Sea,
around coordinates 123° 57′ East, 38° 05′ North.
Three fishing boats and 29 crew members were detained.
The Chinese regime expressed that the fishing areas used
are within Chinese territory.
On May 9, the owner of the kidnapped fishing boats
Zhang Dechang received a message from the captain
expressing that the boat was detained and taken to
North Korean waters.
The kidnappers asked for 400,000 yuan per ship as ransom,
a total of 1.2 million yuan.
On May 15, Zhang received a phone call which threatened to
“finish off” the crew and the boats if the ransom was not paid within two days.
The fishermen saw people speaking Chinese on the
North Korean gunboat and the ransom exchange was arranged in Dandong City, China.
Some have suggested that this might be illegal collusion
between Chinese gangs and the North Korean military.
The CCP Foreign Ministry replied on May 16 that
this was a “Fishing dispute” and will be resolved soon.
Then on May 17, the CCP Foreign Ministry no longer said
“Fishing dispute,”
but demanded that North Korea “ensure the safety and
legal rights of Chinese citizens.”
The North Korean Embassy in China posted on its website that
North Korea “does not know about the incident.”
In the past, fishing disputes with North Korea in the Yellow Sea
were usually resolved privately, the media was rarely involved.
Social Commentator Lan Shu, “This is very embarrassing,
because both sides don’t want to show conflicts in front of the international community.
If they discuss conditions, it’s always done behind closed doors.
However, they won’t talk about principles, only interests.
Beijing is using Pyongyang’s tough stance in the northeast.
To use it (North Korea) as a fighter, you must give it some incentive, when the incentive is not enough, it will try to act up.”
This incident has drawn heated discussion in mainland China,
some netizens criticized,
“(CCP) can send battleships to Gulf of Aden to protect ships,
but can’t guard fishing boats at its doorstep.”
Some other netizens expressed, “everything proves,
the Kim dynasty is without a doubt rogue and bandit, why treat a bandit as a friend?”
Lan Shu, “North Korea knows very clearly that it has
an interest exchange relationship with Beijing.
Beijing will support it on small issues,
but will not sacrifice itself to support North Korea.
Of Course North Korea also will not sacrifice itself to support
Beijing. Both sides are trying to take advantage of each other.”
On May 13, a Japan-China-Korea Trilateral Investment
Agreement was signed in Beijing.
Social Commentator Wu Fan believes,
this might be why North Korea is acting up.
Wu Fan, “(This) will definitely anger North Korea, because
North Korea was not even at the table, it can’t do business, and everyone refuses to work with it.
That’s why it’s very angry, and takes such action.
It’s at this moment that this happened.
Some foreign media reported that it’s the lower level
that did this, I don’t believe it.
Some lower level people kidnapped people and
asked for a ransom, how can the top level not know?
This is an excuse; the reality is that it is not happy with
the Chinese regime.”
A netizen wrote, “Didn’t we say China-North Korea friendship
is formed by blood? How did (we) become targets of extortion?”
Some comments also suggested that this might affect
the relationship between the two countries.
Lan Shu pointed out, China and North Korea are the only few
totalitarian Communist countries left.
Their relationship is always like this, argue for a while,
fight for a while, then get better again;
until the day the CCP collapses,
the relationship will stay like this.
