“Once again, Vietnam demands China stop its inhumane actions, endangering lives and damaging the property and legitimate interests of Vietnamese fishermen,” Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh said on May 27th in response to questions from the media about the recent attacks.
He asked the Chinese side to respect international law, punish those responsible in earnest, pay adequate compensation and prevent a repeat of the behaviour.
Vietnamese agencies familiar with the situation have reported that since early May, many Vietnamese fishing boats have repeatedly been disrupted in their duties and driven away by Chinese ships, causing losses of property. Chinese forces have also been responsible for beating and injuring Vietnamese fishermen, threatening their lives.
The actions by China violated Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the East Sea, running counter to the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), Binh stressed, adding that China continues complicating the situation in the East Sea.
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