Viet Nam opposes China's brutal treatment towards Vietnamese fishermen in Paracel Islands

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang the statement on Wednesday in response to the Chinese law enforcement force's suppression, injuring, and seizure of property of Vietnamese fishermen on fishing vessel QNg 95739 TS from central Quang Ngai province while the boat was operating in Viet Nam's Paracel archipelago area on September 29.

The aforesaid acts by the Chinese law enforcement force seriously violated Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Paracel archipelago, international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and ran counter to the common perceptions of the two countries' high-ranking leaders about better control and management of disputes at sea, stated Pham.

She went on to say that the ministry has sternly communicated with the Chinese Embassy in Ha Noi and demanded China fully respect Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Paracel archipelago, quickly investigate and announce results to the Vietnamese side, and not repeat similar acts./.