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A Chinese vessel attacked and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat near the contested Paracel Islands, the latest incident in increasing hostilities between China and Vietnam over the deployment of an oil rig to the disputed area. Bloomberg reported Vietnam’s ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said the incident happened around 17 nautical miles (19.5 miles) from a Chinese oil rig located near the contested islands Monday. 40 Chinese fishing vessels reportedly encircled a group of Vietnamese boats in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone. China’s placement of the rig sparked violent protests in Vietnam this month prompting the evacuation of Chinese nationals. China and Vietnam both claim the Paracels, and while Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines have claims to other areas of the South China Sea. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said last week in Manila that China’s actions violate international law and threaten peace, security and freedom of navigation.
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