Chinese in Iraq feel rising pressure
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="deteriorates">deteriorates</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="militant">militant</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>-<span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Levant">Levant</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Beiji">Beiji</span> <span word="refinery">refinery</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="refinery">refinery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 250 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="refinery">refinery</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="refining">refining</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Karbala">Karbala</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Najaf">Najaf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Petroleum">Petroleum</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Halfaya">Halfaya</span> <span word="oilfield">oilfield</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="precautions">precautions</span>, <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="Hua">Hua</span> <span word="Chunying">Chunying</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p>
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