World IN BRIEF : CHINA : Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants Vowed
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
China said it wants to cooperate with other nations to keep Chinese from illegally entering other countries, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said. U.S. officials had called for international action to stem immigrant smuggling after a refugee-laden freighter grounded Sunday off New York City. The freighter carried nearly 300 illegal Chinese immigrants, and six of them died jumping into the sea.
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