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‘Genuine self-restraint’ called after Chinese attack on Viet fishers
By Nidz Godino
“Philippines has consistently denounced use of force, aggression and intimidation in South China Sea, and emphasized need for actors to exercise genuine self-restraint,” Foreign affairs department said Philippines has reaffirmed its position against use of force in disputed South China Sea after Chinese law enforcement personnel reportedly attacked Vietnamese fishermen over the weekend.
Department of Foreign Affairs said Philippines was “aware of serious incident” occurred on Sunday, September 29, “involving Vietnamese fishermen and Chinese maritime authorities.”
“It is paramount obligation to ensure safety at sea of vessels and their crew, especially fisherfolk,” it stressed.
This comes after Vietnam on Wednesday, October 2, condemned what it called “brutal behavior of Chinese law enforcement forces” against Vietnamese fishermen intercepted near contested Paracel Islands in South China Sea.
Resource-rich Paracel Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, but Beijing has controlled islands since seizing it from South Vietnam in 1974 conflict.
Ten Vietnamese fishermen were reportedly attacked with iron bars and robbed of thousands of dollars’ worth of fish and equipment.
China’s foreign ministry said Vietnamese fishing boats were illegally operating in the waters around Paracel Islands without permission from Beijing, prompting authorities to take action to halt their activities.
Chinese forces’ latest actions “seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty,” according to Vietnam’s foreign ministry.
DFA stressed need for disputes in South China Sea China claims in its near-entirety “to be managed peacefully and in accordance with international law, particularly UNCLOS.”
Violent incident comes weeks after Chinese army Lieutenant General He Lei said Beijing would “crush” any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory, including in South China Sea.
Beijing has typically taken softer stance on Vietnam’s attempts to advance its claims in South China Sea compared to its sharp rebukes of Philippines’ presence in disputed waters.
Vietnam and Philippines are one of several claimants to parts of South China Sea and themselves have overlapping claims to Spratlys Islands.
Both Vietnam and Philippines ramped up their defense cooperation and had forged key defense pact in August that focuses on humanitarian and disaster response at sea, among others
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