Tensions in the South China Sea escalated yesterday after Vietnam said Chinese ships rammed its vessels near the Paracel Islands and the Philippines detained a Chinese fishing boat and crew.
China and Vietnam have traded rhetoric in recent days after China moved an oil rig near the disputed islands. But the argument turned into a confrontation when the Chinese vessels fired water cannon at Vietnamese ships.
Vietnam’s foreign ministry accused China of ramming its ships and said several sailors were injured in the clash. The Associated Press cited two diplomats saying 29 Vietnamese ships had been dispatched to the area.
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