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| China 'cable cutting' angers Vietnam in Spratlys row | China 'cable cutting' angers Vietnam in Spratlys row |
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| Vietnam has accused China of attacking one of its survey ships in an escalating row over disputed waters in the South China Sea. | Vietnam has accused China of attacking one of its survey ships in an escalating row over disputed waters in the South China Sea. |
| Vietnam said a Chinese fishing boat had intentionally rammed cables from an oil exploration vessel inside its exclusive economic zone. | Vietnam said a Chinese fishing boat had intentionally rammed cables from an oil exploration vessel inside its exclusive economic zone. |
| China accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty and endangering Chinese sailors' lives. | China accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty and endangering Chinese sailors' lives. |
| China's attempts to claim the southern seas have angered many in the region. | China's attempts to claim the southern seas have angered many in the region. |
| Hackers from both countries have planted patriotic messages on hundreds of websites, including government sites. | Hackers from both countries have planted patriotic messages on hundreds of websites, including government sites. |
| Vietnam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said a Chinese fishing boat had "intentionally rammed" the exploration cables of a Vietnamese boat - the second such incident within two weeks. | Vietnam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said a Chinese fishing boat had "intentionally rammed" the exploration cables of a Vietnamese boat - the second such incident within two weeks. |
| That vessel, chartered by state energy giant PetroVietnam, was conducting a seismic survey inside its 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone on Thursday, she said. | |
| She described the "premeditated and carefully calculated" attack as part of China's attempts to control disputed waters. | She described the "premeditated and carefully calculated" attack as part of China's attempts to control disputed waters. |
| "This is unacceptable to Vietnam," she said, adding that her colleagues had met Chinese embassy officials "to express our opposition to such acts". | "This is unacceptable to Vietnam," she said, adding that her colleagues had met Chinese embassy officials "to express our opposition to such acts". |
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| The incident was not like that at all, reported China's official news agency Xinhua. | The incident was not like that at all, reported China's official news agency Xinhua. |
| Speaking on Friday morning, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Chinese fishing boats were chased away by armed Vietnamese ships on Thursday. | Speaking on Friday morning, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Chinese fishing boats were chased away by armed Vietnamese ships on Thursday. |
| He said that during the incident the fishing net of one of the Chinese boats became tangled with the cables of a Vietnamese oil exploring vessel which continued to drag the Chinese vessel for more than an hour before the net had to be cut. | |
| China insists the Vietnamese vessel was operating illegally in the area. | China insists the Vietnamese vessel was operating illegally in the area. |
| China's ambassador to the Philippines, Liu Jianchao, also spoke about the disputed seas. | China's ambassador to the Philippines, Liu Jianchao, also spoke about the disputed seas. |
| He insisted China's intentions were peaceful and said that China was not looking for oil in the disputed waters and therefore, no other country should. | He insisted China's intentions were peaceful and said that China was not looking for oil in the disputed waters and therefore, no other country should. |
| "We're calling on other parties to stop searching for the possibility of exploiting resources in these areas where China has its claims," he told reporters. | "We're calling on other parties to stop searching for the possibility of exploiting resources in these areas where China has its claims," he told reporters. |
| "We will never use force unless we are attacked," he said, when asked what China would do if other countries pursued their claims. | "We will never use force unless we are attacked," he said, when asked what China would do if other countries pursued their claims. |
| The Philippine government has accused two Chinese patrol boats of harassing a Philippine oil exploration ship on 2 March this year. | The Philippine government has accused two Chinese patrol boats of harassing a Philippine oil exploration ship on 2 March this year. |
| The Philippines has said it has seen new structures being built on islands which it claims. | The Philippines has said it has seen new structures being built on islands which it claims. |
| "That's part of our exercise of jurisdiction. It's not harassment," Mr Liu said. | "That's part of our exercise of jurisdiction. It's not harassment," Mr Liu said. |
| He also rejected the involvement of the United States in regional attempts to resolve the long-running territorial dispute. | He also rejected the involvement of the United States in regional attempts to resolve the long-running territorial dispute. |
| China prefers to tackle each conflicting claim with each country separately. | China prefers to tackle each conflicting claim with each country separately. |
| Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines have led regional efforts to seek a multilateral resolution of the conflict. | Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines have led regional efforts to seek a multilateral resolution of the conflict. |