Fishing Boat Attack Raises China-Vietnam Stakes

A grainy screenshot of a video that purportedly shows Chinese fishers attacking Vietnamese crews in the South China Sea.

Anger is growing in Vietnam following an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat off the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Both China and Vietnam have territorial claims on the region.

About ten sailors were injured when a reported 40 people boarded their ship and attacked them with metal pipes. Three suffered broken limbs. They say the attackers took their fishing equipment and the day’s catch.

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