China's Li Talks to Powell Over Beating

[maddezmom]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing urged the United States to make "serious and thorough" investigations into reports that U.S. Customs officers at the U.S.-Canadian border attacked a Chinese businesswoman last week.



In a telephone call with Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) Li demanded that "those responsible for the incident should receive legal punishment," Xinhua news agency reported.


Powell told Li he would investigate, it said.


A U.S. Customs officer was charged with civil rights violations on Friday after the beating on July 21 of 37-year-old Zhao Yan near Niagara Falls, the China Daily newspaper reported.

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[MetaTrope]

1. A warm welcome to our country

Homeland Security officer charged in tourist beating

"Officer Robert Rhodes, mistakenly believing the woman standing nearby was involved, allegedly sprayed her with pepper spray, threw her against a wall, kneed her in the head as she knelt on the ground and struck her head on the ground while holding her hair, according to witnesses."

Sure makes ME feel more secure.

[bemildred]

2. I certainly hope she has a good lawyer. nt