The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it will closely cooperate with South Korea regarding the death of a South Korean Coast Guard commando during a raid operation on Chinese vessels that was illegally fishing in the Yellow Sea.

Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin on Monday told a regular news briefing that Beijing is monitoring related media reports and looking into the case.

The spokesman said that with a fishing agreement between China and South Korea already in place, China has been taking multiple measures to eliminate illegal fishing.

Liu also said that China hopes South Korea will guarantee Chinese fishermen with rights and treat them humanely.