(ECNS) -- The Chinese Embassy in South Korea on Friday lodged a solemn representation over the local coast guard's use of arms in "law enforcement" after a Chinese fisherman was shot dead earlier that day, People's daily reported.

Chinese fisherman shot dead by S Korean coast guard

It demanded a proper response from South Korea, urging an investigation and a full report to the Embassy in due course.

A Chinese fisherman of an 80-tonne vessel was shot dead by the South Korean coast guard while fishing in waters some 144 kilometers west of South Korea's North Jeolla Province on Friday morning, Xinhua reported, citing Yonhap News Agency.