Vietnam has condemned China while saying that Chinese law enforcement personnel assaulted 10 Vietnamese fishermen, damaged their fishing gear and seized about 4 tons of fish catch near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
FILE -In this March 27, 2016, photo, Vietnam ese fishermen fix nets on their boat as while docked at Tho Quang port, Danang, Vietnam , after a fishing trip in the South China Sea. FILE -Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Vietnam ’s President To Lam walk out of a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Aug. 19, 2024.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed Chinese law enforcement personnel on Thursday for the high-seas attack, saying it had “seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty in theCrew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media sayTakeaways from AP’s report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
The United States has no claims in the disputed waters, but it has deployed Navy ships and Air Force fighter jets to patrol the waterway and promote freedom of navigation and overflight. China has warned the U.S. not to meddle in what it says is a purely Asian dispute. After being beaten, the Vietnamese fishermen were forced to kneel and were covered with plastic sheets before the attackers left.
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