October 5, 2024

Photos and information exclusively obtained by the Global Times on Saturday show that Chinese authorities’ interception, boarding, inspection and expulsion of a Vietnamese boat which illegally entered waters near China’s Xisha Islands on September 29 were conducted with restraint and in full accordance with the law. The Vietnamese government previously accused China of “brutal behavior” on the matter, which has been taken as an opportunity of the Philippines to hype its own claims in the South China Sea and draw Vietnam to its side against China. 

Chinese Foreign Ministry was quoted by Reuters on Tuesday as saying that “Vietnamese fishing boats” illegally fished in the relevant waters of China’s Xisha Islands on September 29 without the permission of the Chinese government and that relevant Chinese authorities took measures to stop them. 

The on-site operations were professional and restrained, and no injuries were found, the ministry stressed.

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