Vietnam claims an attack by Chinese law enforcement on a Vietnamese fishing vessel in disputed waters resulted in injuries to 10 crewmen.
Fishermen sort their catch on a fishing boat after returning to the coastal village of Nhon Hai near Quy Nhon, in Vietnam's Binh Dnh province on June 27, 2024.ietnam accused Chinese law enforcement of a “brutal” attack on a Vietnamese fishing vessel on Sunday that threatened the lives of crew members in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Vietnam has a long-standing territorial dispute in the South China Sea with China, which claims the majority of the area as its territory—an assertion that overlaps with separate claims by Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan as well as the Philippines.
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the Vietnamese boats “illegally” fished in the waters of the Paracel Islands without the permission of the Chinese government. Chinese authorities took measures to stop them, it added. The United States is deeply concerned by reports of dangerous actions by PRC law enforcement vessels against Vietnamese fishing vessels around the Paracel Islands on September 29. We call on the PRC to desist from dangerous and destabilizing conduct in the South China Sea.The U.S. also weighed in, saying it’s deeply concerned by reports of “dangerous actions” by Chinese law enforcement vessels against Vietnamese fishing boats.
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