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Vietnam has lodged an official protest with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the contested South China Sea, the foreign ministry said late on Thursday.
The two countries have long been embroiled in a dispute over the potentially energy-rich stretch of waters, called the East Sea by Vietnam.
The fishing vessel was moored near Da Loi island in the Paracel archipelago on March 6 when a China Maritime Surveillance Vessel chased it and fired a water cannon at it, the ministry said in a statement.

The boat sank after hitting rocks while it was being chased. All five fishermen on board were rescued by another Vietnamese fishing boat, the ministry said.
A Vietnamese rescue agency said earlier that the Chinese vessel rammed the fishing boat.
“The Chinese vessel committed an act that violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago, threatened the lives and damaged the properties and the legitimate interests of Vietnamese fishermen,” the ministry said, referring to the Paracel Islands by their Vietnamese name.




Vietnam had lodged a protest with China’s embassy in Hanoi and demanded that China deal strictly with its Maritime Surveillance agency to prevent similar incidents and to compensate fairly the fishermen for their losses.
Vietnam frustrated by slow pace of talks on South China Sea code of conduct
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing was cited by Chinese media as saying earlier that the fishing boat had sunk when the Chinese vessel approached, and that the Chinese crew had rescued the fishermen.
China claims 90 per cent of the South China Sea, where it has steadily expanded military and other installations on artificial islands and reefs, unnerving the region and angering Washington.
In addition to Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have claims to parts of the sea.


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Vietnam protests over China’s sinking of vessel in contested South China Sea

A file photo of Vietnamese fishing boats near Da Tay island in the Spratly archipelago. Photo: Reuters

Vietnam frustrated by slow pace of talks on South China Sea code of conduct

Vietnamese fishing boats in the disputed Spratly archipelago. Photo: Reuters

epa06124316 Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrives at the international airport of Manila, Philippines, 04 August 2017. Top diplomats from 27 countries gather in Manila for the 50th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings from 02 to 08 August with the theme 'Partnering for Change, Engaging the World' to promote unity with and among ASEAN member states and its global partners. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

Why are tensions running high in the South China Sea dispute?

The American aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz with their carrier strike groups during a July 2020 drill in the South China Sea. Photo: EPA

This picture taken by Vietnam News Agency and released on June 14, 2011 shows Vietnamese sailors patroling on Phan Vinh Island in the Spratly archipelago. Vietnam put on a show of military strength in the tense South China Sea on June 13, risking the ire of Beijing in the face of a deepening maritime rift with its powerful neighbour. AFP PHOTO / Vietnam News Agency

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo released by Indonesian Presidential Office, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, inspects troops during his visit at Indonesian Navy ship KRI Usman Harun at Selat Lampa Port, Natuna Islands, Indonesia. Widodo reaffirmed his country's sovereignty during a visit to a group of islands at the edge of the South China Sea that China claims as its traditional fishing area. (Agus Soeparto, Indonesian Presidential Office via AP, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2014, file photo, Chinese tourists take souvenir photos with the Chinese national flag as they visit Quanfu Island, one of Paracel Islands of Sansha prefecture of southern China's Hainan province in the South China Sea. Vietnam's foreign ministry on Friday, April 3, 2020, said a fishing boat with eight Vietnamese fishermen on board was "carrying out normal fishing activities" the previous day in waters near the Paracel islands that Vietnam claims but which are controlled by China. It was then "hindered, rammed and sunk" by a Chinese coast guard vessel, the ministry said. (AP Photo/Peng Peng, File)

File Photo: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping during a military display of the PLA Navy in the South China Sea earlier this year. Photo: Xinhua

A Philippine boat fishes during sunset at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 5, 2017. Picture taken April 5, 2017 REUTERS/Erik De Castro

FILE PHOTO: J-15 fighters from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier conduct a drill in an area of South China Sea, January 2, 2017. Picture taken January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mo Xiaoliang/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT.

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The fishing vessel was moored near Da Loi island in the Paracel archipelago on March 6 when a China Maritime Surveillance Vessel chased it and fired water cannon at it, said the foreign ministry
‘The Chinese vessel committed an act that violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago,’ the ministry said


The fishing vessel was moored near Da Loi island in the Paracel archipelago on March 6 when a Chinese navy ship chased it and fired a water cannon at it, said Vietnam’s foreign ministry.


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