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| Ties between Hanoi and Beijing plunged to the lowest point in years following the Paracels row in May [AP] |
AJ: 10 Sep 2014
Vietnam has accused Chinese authorities of beating several of its fishermen and demanded severe punishment for those involved in an incident that could increase tensions in a sea dispute between the communist neighbours.
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry posted a statement on its website saying a Vietnamese fishing vessel which was fishing near the Paracel islands on August 15 was intercepted by two Chinese speedboats, AP news agency reported on Wednesday.
The statement said the Chinese on the speedboats reportedly vandalised the fishing boat, confiscated property and beat the fishermen.
It said that Chinese vessels also harassed two Vietnamese fishing boats in two separate incidents earlier in August.
Vietnam demanded that China investigate and severely punish those involved and compensate the fishermen, the statement quoted Le Hai Binh, Foreign Ministry spokesman, as saying.
The delay in lodging the demand was because it took time to investigate the incident.
Vietnam has lodged a protest with the Chinese embassy in Hanoi.
The Paracels are occupied by China but also claimed by Vietnam.
Relations between Hanoi and Beijing plunged to the lowest point in years following the deployment of a Chinese deep-sea oil rig near the Paracels in May.
China sent a flotilla of vessels to protect the oil rig while Vietnam dispatched coast guard and sea patrol boats to try to force it away.
Vessels from both sides repeatedly rammed each other near the rig.
The oil rig deployment led to anti-China protests and riots in some parts of Vietnam, resulting in the deaths of four Chinese and injuries to hundreds more.
Protesters also set dozens of factories on fire and damaged hundreds of others they believed to be connected with China.
China removed the oil rig in July after it said it had completed its work, and since then the two sides have been trying to mend relations.
6 comments:
china and vietnam act like war against each other but that was a trick of Vietnam to get ais from Japan,Indea ,austrilia and us If both of this against each other why China and vietnam joint together doing business In Lao and Cambodia .Look two of this country is control by vietnam but China can do anything is ok. It's look so fishy isn't it?????
យួនជាជនជាតិព្រហើុនកោងកាច ហើយមានពុតត្បុតអាក្រក់ មិនអាចជឿ បានជាមិត្តភាពដ៏ល្អដូចហ៊ុនសែននិយាយទេ ហាន់ណូយជាមនុស្សពិសពុល សូមប្រយ័ត្ន សូម្បីតែចិនជាមហាអំណាចក៏ វាមិនខ្លាចដែរ ឥឡូវរង់ចាំមើលតើអ្នកណាខ្លាំងជាងអ្នកណា ……….?
China needs to teach this asshole Vietnam a real lesson this time.
In 2014 and thereafter, should a full scale war break out, China will annihilate Vietnam in 14 days.
You folks must not write such nasty and ungrateful comments to your savior and protector Vietnam. If Vietnam is gone, who will protect you from the Thais? Do you want to be sacked again by the Thais?
-Drgunzet-
If shitnam is gone, we will export dog shits to the thais instead.
Have you had a plate of dog shit today ?
Sincerely,
STUPID youn...
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