there are conflicting reports as to why a Vietnamese fishing boat sank in the South China Sea. It is the latest incident and the deepening territory dispute between China and Vietnamn. The boat went down near at the disputed Cooper violent, where China has set up a deep sea oil drilling operation.
Vietnamn says the boat sank whan it was rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel, but China says there was a collision and the Vietnamese boat was at fault.
"The Vietnamese crew members falling into water have been rescued, but have to point out that the incident was caused by Vietnamn, and patents are disturbing China's ligal mineral ___operation, and conducting unsafe actions in the area. We urged Vietnamn again to immediately stop this disruptive and sabotaging actions, especially the dangerous actions in the Sea and ____________safrty and ligal fishing operation. "
Earlier in this month the dispte over territory spilled into violent anti-Chinese protests in Vietnamn prompting Beijing to evacuate thousands of its nationals