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China’s giant oceanic seagoing vessel number 3901. Military observers suspect that China changed the number of this ship to 5901 after the invasion of the waters of Vietnam in 2019 – Photo: CHINA COAST GUARD
The statement was made in the context of the Malaysian media on the same day April 18 reported that the Chinese geological research vessel Hai Duong 8 was clinging to the Petronas Petroleum Group (Malaysia) West Capella drilling vessel in the Sea of South China.
Leaf The star Malaysia cites three unidentified security sources that confirmed the incident. According to the page Maritime trafficEscorting Hai Duong 8 times, this ship is China’s largest seagoing vessel number 5901 with a load of over 12,000 tons and equipped with a 76mm gun.
An official with Malaysia’s maritime enforcement agency said the Chinese fleet has more than 10 ships and is currently in the country’s exclusive economic zone.
“The United States is concerned by reports of repeated Chinese provocations targeting the plaintiffs’ oil and gas exploration activities. China should end its intimidation and refrain.” prosecuting such provocative and destabilizing actions, “the US State Department emphasized in the announcement that aired on April 18 (Vietnam time).
Hai Duong 8 and a group of escort boats last year also entered Vietnamese waters, despite Vietnam’s objections to the international community, of course, engaging in illegal surveying activities.
This time, before heading to the south of the South China Sea, Hai Duong 8 entered Vietnamese waters. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry confirmed that it had closely monitored every operation of the train during this time.
On April 15, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry bluntly called the Hai Duong 8 group’s entry into other waters as “normal activities” and accused the United States of trying to defame. China
However, these behaviors have been criticized by the international community in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic originating in China, which is being unleashed in many countries. Experts and politicians accuse Beijing of using the epidemic situation to promote ridiculous claims in the South China Sea.
Earlier this month, Chinese maritime vessels had sunk Vietnamese fishing vessels in the South China Sea, a move that met strong opposition from Vietnam and the US. USA The Philippines, who was a victim of China in 2019, also expressed solidarity with Vietnam.
