China bans fishing in Vietnamese waters
The government of Vietnam has condemned China for imposing a fishing ban over its territory in the Paracel Islands, a South China Sea archipelago that China illegally claims as its own.
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced a ban last week on fishing in multiple regions of the South China Sea, including the Gulf of Tonkin and the waters of Vietnam’s Paracel Islands. Between May 1 and August 16, the Chinese Coast Guard will prevent Vietnamese fishermen from exploiting the resources within Chinese sovereign territory.
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said China made a serious violation of the nation’s sovereignty. “Vietnam resolutely opposes and rejects the regulation issued by China,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said last week.
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Vietnam to deploy many ships after China bans them from fishing
Vietnam announced recently it would send more surveillance ships to protect its fishermen, who have come under attack by Chinese Coast Guard ships in the past.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture on Monday issued a ban on fishing in a number of areas from May 1 to August 16, which include Vietnam’s Gulf of Tonkin near the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in the East Sea.
Vietnam has condemned the ban, saying China’s move has seriously violated its maritime sovereignty over Hoang Sa.
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