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Vietnam Accuses China of ‘Brutal’ Behavior in South China Sea | TIME

Vietnam 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.

An alleged attack by Chinese law enforcement authorities on a Vietnamese fishing vessel from the central province of Quang Ngai resulted in injuries to 10 crewmen, including three that suffered broken bones, state media Tien Phong newspaper reported.

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.

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“Vietnam is extremely concerned, indignant and resolutely opposes the brutal behavior of Chinese law enforcement forces against Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels operating in the Paracel archipelago of Vietnam,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said in an emailed statement Wednesday evening.

Vietnam protested the incident in discussions with China’s Hanoi embassy. The ministry demanded “China to fully respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel archipelago, promptly investigate and notify Vietnam on the results, and do not to repeat similar actions.”

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 on-site operations were professional and restrained, and no injuries were found,” the Foreign Ministry said in response to questions from Bloomberg News. “China does not accept Vietnam’s so-called ‘protest’ and has resolutely rejected it.”

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

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