Beijing, February 19, SPA -- China called on Russia today to explain how a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters after reports it wasfired on by the Russian military, according to Reuters. Seven Chinese sailors were missing after the "New Star"sank on last Saturday in stormy seas off Vladivostok and after aRussian warship shot at least 500 rounds into it, the officialChina Daily newspaper said, quoting a Chinese-language paperwhich in turn quoted a Russian newspaper. "China has already made representations to the Russianside," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told anews conference. "We hope they continue with the search and rescueoperations for the missing sailors and clarify the reason (forthe incident) as soon as possible." --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/637001