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REPORT: Chinese Ship Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat
BI ^ | 5-26-2014 | Joe Weisenthal

Posted on 05/26/2014 7:23:44 PM PDT by blam

Joe Weisenthal
May 26, 2014, 9:11 PM

Protesters hold anti-China placards while marching in an anti-China protest on a street in Hanoi May 11, 2014. Hundreds rallied on Sunday in Vietnam's biggest cities to denounce China's setting up of a giant oil rig in the South China Sea, a rare protest likely to prolong a tense standoff between the two communist neighbours.

Territorial tensions in Asia continue to rise.

The latest: A Chinese ship has reportedly sunk a Vietnamese boat, reports the Nikkei.

A Chinese vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat off the coast of Vietnam on Monday afternoon, the first sinking of a ship in the conflict over disputed waters in the South China Sea.

The state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported the incident online. Chinese and Vietnamese ships have clashed repeatedly since Beijing pushed ahead with the installation of an oil rig early this month in waters claimed by Hanoi.

The recent tensions have ignited major anti-China protests in Vietnam.

Protests in Vietnam started peacefully in response to China's decision to put an oil rig in disputed territory. Since then they have turned deadly.

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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; disputedterritory; ship; vietnam
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1 posted on 05/26/2014 7:23:44 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Happens when there is a power void.


2 posted on 05/26/2014 7:27:10 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: blam

China vs. Vietnam.

I think China will win.

This is to be expected since the United States is in decline.


3 posted on 05/26/2014 7:30:18 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: blam
Sounds like China is overplaying its hand by threatening Vietnam. They should stick with easier targets like the United States.

China puts up an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The US President does nothing. China puts up an oil rig in the South China Sea east of DaNang. Vietnam prepares for war.

4 posted on 05/26/2014 7:31:02 PM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: blam

Quick. Send John Fng Kerry. He’s an expert on Viet Nam.


5 posted on 05/26/2014 7:31:24 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: moviefan8

It sure isn’t looking good.


6 posted on 05/26/2014 7:31:34 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Power void is right.

Why can’t these liberal imbeciles understand that?


7 posted on 05/26/2014 7:32:25 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Hoodat

Sink it.


8 posted on 05/26/2014 7:32:40 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Exactly. The “utopia “ crowd will ignore this as it, again, proves why America need to have a strong presence in the world. It helps world peace ultimately.


9 posted on 05/26/2014 7:34:25 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: moviefan8

Don’t be so sure. In their last go around, Charlie held his own. They are ancient enemies.


10 posted on 05/26/2014 7:34:41 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: Vermont Lt
"Don’t be so sure. In their last go around, Charlie held his own. They are ancient enemies."

You're correct...'79 wasn't it?

I worry this time.

11 posted on 05/26/2014 7:37:35 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Opportunity knocks. The risk is on China and America can gain a new ally in Vietnam.


12 posted on 05/26/2014 7:37:57 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: blam
Actually, it is good for the idiot in that white abode on the hill. It diverts attention from his incompetence, unless he draws another red line. The leftists in Hollywood could not write a better screenplay for the buffon in chief.
13 posted on 05/26/2014 7:39:06 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: blam

50 years ago we were worried that southeast Asia would go commie. Now, maybe we need the Vietnamese to come here and keep US from going commie.


14 posted on 05/26/2014 7:40:49 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: moviefan8

The last time China had it’s butt kicked by Vietnam


15 posted on 05/26/2014 7:41:12 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: blam

Wait, what, did people die? And why is that guy’s sign in English? I can only suppose it is a message to the anglosphere.

What does he want from us? We lead from behind now. When we are not golfing.


16 posted on 05/26/2014 7:42:17 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: blam

My goodness. I thought the communists all worked together. Why, they’re acting like a bunch of money grubbing fascists, instead. All these communist leaders seem to worry about is money and how rich they can get. It’s enough to make American college professors and students cry.


17 posted on 05/26/2014 7:44:45 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blam

does anyone care what happens to the communists on either side? I sure as hell don’t.


18 posted on 05/26/2014 7:45:15 PM PDT by SADMILLIE
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To: moviefan8

Dunno. The PRC lost last time.
Maybe they have learned some stuff since then?


19 posted on 05/26/2014 7:45:43 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: molson209

The Chinese took the Johnson South Reef of the Spratly Islands from the Vietnamese in 1988.


20 posted on 05/26/2014 7:48:10 PM PDT by moviefan8
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