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A Danish politician's verbal assault on the Chinese people may not damage ties between the two nations, but the incident underscores Europeans' need to understand China better, analysts said on Monday.

Fuat Yalan, from Helsingor, Denmark, said on his Facebook page that he hopes "that the temperature reaches 140 degrees and that all the Chinese will burn, so the world will be free of Chinese filth".

He later said in an interview with the local newspaper Helsingor Dagblad that "if there was a Chinese person in front of me right now I would shoot him. I don't care if I'm thrown out of the party, kicked out of Denmark or shot myself. I don't care about politics, and I stand by my words."

Yalan, who is of Turkish ancestry, later said he had made the remarks because he had seen a video on YouTube that he said showed Chinese people "abusing" a boy.

Yalan criticized Helsingor Dagblad for printing his words, saying he had made the comments during a moment of emotional duress, the Copenhagen Post reported.

Zhen Jianguo, a former Chinese ambassador to Denmark, said Yalan's remarks are an isolated incident.

"It is an isolated case. I believe Yalan's irresponsible and racist statements do not represent the general opinion of the Danish government and its people," he said.

"The incident will not have a negative effect on the robust diplomatic atmosphere between China and Denmark."

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