Tensions rise as fishing vessel sinks
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rebutted">rebutted</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xisha">Xisha</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="rig">rig</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rig">rig</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="insistence">insistence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forcefully">forcefully</span> <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>".</p><p><span word="All">All</span> 10 <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 31 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rig">rig</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="rammed">rammed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span>.</p><p><span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> 40 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="rammed">rammed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="disruptive">disruptive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>," <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="react">react</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Hanoi">Hanoi</span> <span word="does">does</span>."</p><p><span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhenmin">Zhenmin</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p>
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