Chinese Naval Vessels Attack And Sink A Vietnamese Fishing Boat

China Sinking Fishing Vessel Raises Tensions With Vietnam -- Bloomberg

Vietnam said a Chinese vessel sank one of its fishing boats, the most serious bilateral standoff since 2007 and a move that underscores China’s assertiveness in pushing its claims in the disputed South China Sea.

“It was rammed by a Chinese boat,” ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said by phone of the Vietnamese vessel. The 10 fishermen on board DNa 90152 were rescued by other Vietnamese ships after yesterday’s scrap, according to a Vietnamese government statement posted on its website. Some 40 Chinese fishing vessels encircled a group of Vietnamese boats in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, it said.

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More News On Chinese Naval Vessels Attacking And Sinking A Vietnamese Fishing Boat

China ship 'rams Vietnam fishing boat' in South China Sea -- BBC
Hanoi says Chinese boat sinks Vietnamese fishing vessel in disputed waters -- Reuters
Hanoi Says Chinese Ships Ram, Sink Vietnamese Fishing Boat -- Voice of America
Vietnam Boat Sinks in Clash Near China Rig -- New York Times
Vietnam accuses China of sinking fishing boat in disputed waters -- Deutsche Welle
China Flexes In South China Sea, Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Vessel -- IBTimes
Chinese Ship Attacks, Sinks Vietnam Fishing Boat -- Epoch Times

My Comment: Apparently 10 Chinese naval vessels surrounded and rammed this Vietnamese fishing boat .... even though it was 30 miles away from the oil rig. The Chinese are going out of their way to make a very blunt point to Vietnam that they mean business when it comes to enforcing their maritime borders.