CHINESE REFUGEES ENTER MEXICAN WATERS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: Associated Press

Two boats filled with hundreds of Chinese refugees seeking U.S. asylum steamed into Mexican waters Friday, while in Washington the Coast Guard reported more refugee boats were seen heading toward Hawaii.

The two boats, carrying many of the 658 Chinese who have been adrift in the Pacific for three months, were expected to reach the port of Ensenada at approximately 9 p.m. PDT, said Jorge Medina Viedas, chief spokesman for the Mexican Interior Ministry.

They were arriving under escort by the Mexican navy.

A third boat carrying more refugees remained in international waters, however, because of an unspecified …