 Vietnamese people join a protest to demand China has dispatched fighter jets to join the group of vessels tasked with guarding oil rig HD 981 illegally planted in Vietnam’s waters, infringing the Southeast Asian country’s sea and airspace sovereignty, Colonel Ngo Ngoc Thu, Vice Commander and Chief of Staff of Vietnam's Coast Guard, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the Vietnamese Coast Guard discovered two groups of Chinese military aircraft flying above Vietnamese ships, which have been trying to prevent the oil rig from illicitly drilling in Vietnamese waters, at a height of 800 to 1000 meters, according to Thu. Among them were a team of fighter jets and a Chinese military aircraft bearing number 9401 flying over Vietnamese ship CSB 8003, the vice commander said. On Saturday, the Chinese expanded the radius of the protecting zone for the drilling platform to 10-15 nautical miles from the previous 5-7 nautical miles on Thursday, with civilian and law enforcement vessels deployed for the protection operations, he added. These vessels are assigned to stop all Vietnamese ships from approaching the oil rig by blocking the ships and firing large-capacity water cannons at the Vietnamese watercrafts, the official elaborated. So far, The Vietnamese Coast Guard has continued to use loudspeakers to protest the Chinese acts and request The view of the Coast Guard is to restrain in order not to escalate the already tense situation, he said, further explaining that all this is to limit confrontations and avoid causing damage to the Vietnamese ships as well as casualties for the Vietnamese side. Colonel Thu also conveyed gratitude to Vietnamese people – both at home and abroad – and international friends who have shared and expressed admiration for the courage and determination of the Vietnamese Coast Guard in protecting national sovereignty. This location is completely within Many of the Chinese vessels intentionally crashed into Vietnamese ships when they were requested by the Vietnamese side to leave the waters, the Vietnamese Coast Guard announced at an international press conference in To date, nine Vietnamese fisheries surveillance officers have been injured in such attacks by the Chinese ships. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a Southeast Asian summit in “This extremely dangerous action has been directly endangering peace, stability, security, and marine safety in the The Vietnamese prime minister also called for Southeast Asian nations, countries around the world, and international individuals and organizations to continue protesting Tuoi Tre |
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