China on June 8 published a misleading article,
fabricating events and distorting the truth behind what is really happening in
the East Sea.
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A Chinese ship changed its direction and
intentionally rammed a Vietnamese boat
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The story covers up the truth that China used
force to illegally occupy Vietnam’s Paracel archipelago in 1974. It also avoids
mentioning the so-called ‘nine-dash line’ which has been described as
groundless by the international community in recent times.
Together with incorrect and unconvincing
arguments, the article attempts to defend its illegal placement of the oil rig
in Vietnam’s continental shelf and even alleges that Vietnamese ships have
disrupted the operation of the rig and rammed into Chinese vessels over 1,416
times.
However, it did not dwell on the barbaric act
that China committed when it intentionally sank a Vietnamese fishing boat on
May 26, leaving behind fishermen in distress.
At a regular press briefing in Beijing on June
5, reporters questioned China’s actions after Vietnamese media published a
video footage showing Chinese ships chased and purposely rammed into Vietnamese
boats, causing one of them to sink.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei
could not provide an explicit explanation, saying it was an act of
self-defence.
In its article, China for the first time pledges
to work with Vietnam to properly address the issue.
Source: VOV/VNN
