ChinesePod News (March 29, 2019) <br /><br />An oil tanker heading towards the Libyan capital of Tripoli rescued a group of 100 Libyan migrants who then hijacked the vessel. Subsequently, Maltese armed forces boarded the tanker and restored control to the crew. The Libyans have been taken to Malta’s capital, Valletta.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/Ch7GJceF6F0<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: <br /><br />偷渡: to secretly cross an international border<br />隶属: be subordinate to<br />不料: unexpectedly<br />威逼: to coerce<br />挟持: to seize somebody on both sides by the arms<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
