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China Warns Vietnam on Oil Exploration
China on Thursday demanded that Vietnam stop unilateral oil and gas activity in a naval area claimed by both nations, after a spat between the two countries flared up earlier this week.
The state-run Vietnam Oil & Gas Group said Monday that two Chinese fishing vessels cut the cables of a Vietnamese vessel doing seismic oil exploration work in the South China Sea.
“We cannot accept Vietnam’s statements,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei said at a news briefing Thursday, according to a transcript posted on the ministry’s website.
“According to our initial understanding…the incident occurred between Vietnam and China’s Hainan island in overlapping sovereign waters of the two countries. The Chinese fishing vessels were engaged in ordinary fishing activities, and were unreasonably dispelled by Vietnamese navy ships,” he said.
“Vietnam should stop its unilateral oil and gas activities in this area, and stop interfering with Chinese ships,” Mr. Hong said.
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2 Comments on "China Warns Vietnam on Oil Exploration"
Gleb on Fri, 7th Dec 2012 1:47 am
Wasn’t China and Vietnam best buddies in the past?
BillT on Fri, 7th Dec 2012 6:08 am
Gleb, note the source. RIGZONE is porn for the petroholics. Nothing real happens between their pages or on their sites.
Yes, China is rattling it’s sabres at every country in the area of the South China Sea that claims their fair share of what is under it. But nothing is likely to happen soon as it takes years to develop new fields and years are like centuries in today’s world. Many/most plans for the next 5-10 years will never happen. The whole area could just explode in a world war or China may just come to the table with fair ideas to split the booty. We shall see.