国内英语资讯:UIUC visiting Chinese Scholar feared dead as suspect arrested_时事

国内英语资讯:UIUC visiting Chinese Scholar feared dead as suspect arrested

A girl living in a neighboring building witnessed the arrest of Christensen at his home Friday evening. She said 10 to 15 police officers, carrying guns and leading dogs, stormed into the first-floor apartment, and took away the suspect.

Being advised of Christensen's arrest and the evidence in the possession of the FBI Friday night, Chinese Consul General in Chicago Hong Lei visited Zhang's family at Urbana-Champaign Saturday morning, sending condolences and offering support.

In an interview with Xinhua, Hong said "we are heartbroken (when hearing the news)," and that is also the feeling of all Chinese people that are concerned with the case. Hong condemned the brutality of the suspects, and urged U.S. judiciary to thoroughly investigate the case and bring the suspect to justice.

Chinese Government pays high attention to the case, and Chinese Embassy in the U.S. and Chinese Consulate in Chicago have kept negotiating with U.S. departments, in an effort to push for early finding of Zhang, Hong said.

Hong calls for fair trial of the case and continuous attention from the UIUC. "Yingying is a student at UIUC, and her safety is closely related to the university."

The most important concern of Zhang's family is still to find her. "We will push for continuous search of Yingying by the police, follow the case and offer help to Yingying's family in follow-up matters," Hong said.