China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack.“The Chinese side urgently lodged solemn representations with the Afghan side, demanding that (they) thoroughly investigate and punish the perpetrators,” China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, AFP reported.“China is deeply shocked by the attack, strongly condemns it and expresses condolences to the victims,” Mao said.Takhar police said Wednesday a Chinese national was killed by unknown gunmen in Takhar Province on Tuesday night.Provincial police spokesman, Mohammad Akbar Haqqani, said that the man was travelling without informing security officials.Haqqani said Wednesday that police had launched an investigation.Daesh has since claimed responsibility for the shooting.The post Beijing lodges diplomatic discontent after Chinese national killed in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.