Chinese ship heads away from Vietnam after disputed surveys in South China Sea

Record ID: 1438390

  • Title: Chinese ship heads away from Vietnam after disputed surveys in South China Sea
  • Date: 24th October 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN HUA CHUNYING ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN, HUA CHUNYING, SAYING: "According to China's plans, vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8 started its scientific survey in Chinese-controlled waters of the South China Sea in early July. As far as we understand, the work has been completed." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG
  • Embargoed: 7th November 2019 09:22
  • Keywords: South China Sea tension China Vietnam relation
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B2GFLTZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea left Vietnamese-controlled waters on Thursday (October 24) after more than three months, marine data showed.
    The Chinese vessel, the Haiyang Dizhi 8, was speeding away from Vietnam's exclusive economic zone towards China on Thursday morning under the escort of at least two other Chinese ships, according to data from Marine Traffic, a website that tracks vessel movements.
    China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a news conference that the vessel was conducting a "scientific survey" in Chinese controlled waters.
    The foreign ministry in Hanoi has repeatedly accused the vessel and its escorts of violating Vietnam's sovereignty and has demanded that China remove its ships from the area.
    China claims almost all the energy-rich waters of the South China Sea but neighbours Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.
    (Production: Wang Shubing, Fang Nanlin)
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