Tokyo (Associated Press). - 1 JULY 1978
Some Chinese refugees from Vietnam are seeking
. to settle in the United States, France and Hong Kong, a
Japanese correspondent reported from China Saturday.
Shuitsu Henmi of Kyodo News Service reported this from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in southwest China bordering Vietnam.
He quoted an official in charge of overseas Chinese as saying "There were some Chinese refugees who have expressed desire to go to the United States, France
and Hong Kong.
"China is ready to allow them to make contacts
with their relatives abroad and leave the country after necessary procedures are taken" the official was quoted as saying.
Henmi also reported there were Vietnamese among the ethnic Chinese entering China since the mass exodus began.
Quoting a Chinese official, the Kyodo correspondent
said "In most cases, the Vietnamese were husbands or wives
of the Chinese refugees
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The number of Chinese refugees who have entered
China have so far totalled more than 40,000 in Yunnan
Province alone, he reported.
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