Vietnam requested China to return fishing boats

Earlier on 21/5, the Chinese side announced that the country's fishery agencies have arrested two fishing vessels QNg TS 50003 and 55003 with 14 fishermen QNg Vietnam on 16/5. The vessel was then fishing activities camera quan sat in the area Paracel Islands from Vietnam.

At 13h on 21/5, China drop QNg TS 50003 viec lam and 14 fishermen, but confiscated 55,003 QNg TS along the entire seafood, fishing gear of the two vessels. On the morning of 23/5, TS 50 003 fishing vessels with 14 QNg fishermen were about to land safely.

Immediately after receiving notice of the Chinese side, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam has met with representatives of the Chinese embassy in Hanoi and exchange of notes standpoints. In the regular press conference today, Foreign Ministry spokesman Vietnam Luong Thanh Nghi again emphasized the view of Vietnam.

"The Chinese obstructing and arresting fishermen and fishing vessels conducting fishing activities che day cao bang Vietnam legal, common in the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago of Vietnam is a serious violation of the sovereignty, sovereign rights and the right Vietnam's jurisdiction, "he said Decree.

According to the Decree, Vietnam resolutely opposes and requests quickly returned Chinese fishing vessel with TS 55003 camera quan sat QNg all assets seized by China on 16/5, and terminate the same action. Vietnam also asked China to return the fishing vessel that China TS 66101 QNg arrested on 4/3.

A spokesman for Foreign Affairs of Vietnam 15/5 also protested that the fishing ban imposed unilaterally by China in the South China Sea in two and a half months (from 16/5 to 1/8). "Vietnam protested this unilateral decision by China and considered this decision is not valid," said Decree clearly stated.

In parallel with the continued unilateral ban on fishing in the South China Sea, China recently put the means constant "crisis" to the sea. Of these, notably the giant oil rig Ocean Oil 981, Yuzheng 310, 201 Marine Petroleum ships and ships seafood processing Hainan Bao Sa 001.

The dynamics of China's place in the context of Beijing has stressed the sovereignty dispute with Manila on Scarborough Shoal / Huangyan early April.Both sides claimed the post should not inhabited and no signs of concession