MOSCOW COMPLAINS OVER CHINESE BORDER CRASHERS.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has complained to Beijing over the economic activities of Chinese citizens illegally operating Russia. The complaint, which comes amid warming relations between the two countries, was voiced on January 20 during an official visit to Beijing by a Russian deputy foreign minister. The diplomat added, however, that Moscow realizes the problem is not a consequence of official Chinese policy. Some 94 Chinese citizens have been deported from Russia this year. (Itar-Tass, Russian TV, January 20)

Tokyo Misjudged Oil Spill.