Rescued Chinese Hostage Leaves Manila for HomeA Chinese national who had been rescued during an encounter between his captors and the military in the southern Philippines left Manila for home Friday morning.Wang Shengli, who managed to escape and was recovered by the military during Sunday's encounter in Colombio town in the southern province of Sultan Kudarat, was seen off by Chinese Embassy officials at Manila's international airport. Two other Chinese nationals, Zhang Zhongqiang and Xue Xing, were killed in the firefight. A fourth Chinese, Zhang's brother Zhang Zhongyi, and a Filino-Chinese businessman, Edwin Lim, remained in the hands of the kidnappers. Wang, Xue and Zhang's brother, together with Lim, were kidnapped in Sultan Kudarat's neighboring province of Maguindanao on August 12 while trying to secure Zhang's release. Zhang was seized by the same group of bandits on June 20. The four Chinese were employees of the China Electric Power Technology Import and Export Corp. working on an irrigation project in the province of North Cotabato. The Chinese Embassy has strongly demanded that the Philippine government take all necessary measures to safeguard the lives of the hostages still alive and those of all Chinese nationals working or living in the country. |
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