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FM spokesman: Illegal DPRK immigrants not refugees

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Those who illegally cross the border to China from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should not be recognized as refugees, but as illegal immigrants, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Tuesday.

China has stated on many occasions that "those people are simply illegal immigrants because they flee to China for economic reasons," Liu said.

He noted that China handles the illegal immigrants in accordance with China's laws, international laws and humanitarian principles, adding that China will continue its policy on this issue.

FM spokesman on two foreigners' illegal entrance into China

China will deal with two foreigners with fake Republic of Korea (ROK) passports according to relevant Chinese and international laws, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.

Liu said in response to a question that Jon Yong Il and another foreigner who planned to leave China with fake ROK passports had been arrested by Chinese police on Nov. 13 at the airport in Hangzhou, a city in southeast China.

The two people with fake passports are suspected of illegal entrance into China, said Liu, stressing that their behaviors violated China's relevant laws.

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