Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 24th April, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic
? Beijin g ’ s military moves in the contested South
China Sea.
?China has conducted military drills and deployed
large-scale military assets to the maritime area,
while officially celebrating strides made in exploiting
disputed energy resources in the sea.
?Vietnamese: a Chinese Coast Guard vessel “rammed
and sunk” a Vietnamese fishing boat carrying eight
Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea.
“Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, causes 
property losses and endangers the lives, safety and 
legitimate interests of the Vietnamese fishermen”.
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Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic
? Beijin g ’ s military moves in the contested South
China Sea.
?China has conducted military drills and deployed
large-scale military assets to the maritime area,
while officially celebrating strides made in exploiting
disputed energy resources in the sea.
?Vietnamese: a Chinese Coast Guard vessel “rammed
and sunk” a Vietnamese fishing boat carrying eight
Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea.
“Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, causes 
property losses and endangers the lives, safety and 
legitimate interests of the Vietnamese fishermen”.
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Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic
? Beijin g ’ s military moves in the contested South
China Sea.
?China has conducted military drills and deployed
large-scale military assets to the maritime area,
while officially celebrating strides made in exploiting
disputed energy resources in the sea.
?Vietnamese: a Chinese Coast Guard vessel “rammed
and sunk” a Vietnamese fishing boat carrying eight
Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea.
“Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, causes 
property losses and endangers the lives, safety and 
legitimate interests of the Vietnamese fishermen”.
?It underlined that Chinese actions “also run counter to agreements
reached by Hanoi and Beijing’ s leaders and the proposed Code of
Conduct that would govern all interested parties in the South China
Sea dispute.”
?The Vietnamese government lodged a diplomatic protest with
China’s embassy in Hanoi, requesting the Chinese side to investigate
the incident, strictly discipline the officers aboard the Chinese
vessel aforementioned, prevent the recurrence of similar actions,
and make adequate compensation for the losses of the Vietnamese
fishermen.
?There have been incidents involving Chinese fishing vessels and the
Chinese Coast Guard with Indonesian fishing vessels in waters
around the Natuna Sea as well.
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Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic
? Beijin g ’ s military moves in the contested South
China Sea.
?China has conducted military drills and deployed
large-scale military assets to the maritime area,
while officially celebrating strides made in exploiting
disputed energy resources in the sea.
?Vietnamese: a Chinese Coast Guard vessel “rammed
and sunk” a Vietnamese fishing boat carrying eight
Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea.
“Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, causes 
property losses and endangers the lives, safety and 
legitimate interests of the Vietnamese fishermen”.
?It underlined that Chinese actions “also run counter to agreements
reached by Hanoi and Beijing’ s leaders and the proposed Code of
Conduct that would govern all interested parties in the South China
Sea dispute.”
?The Vietnamese government lodged a diplomatic protest with
China’s embassy in Hanoi, requesting the Chinese side to investigate
the incident, strictly discipline the officers aboard the Chinese
vessel aforementioned, prevent the recurrence of similar actions,
and make adequate compensation for the losses of the Vietnamese
fishermen.
?There have been incidents involving Chinese fishing vessels and the
Chinese Coast Guard with Indonesian fishing vessels in waters
around the Natuna Sea as well.
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Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic
? Beijin g ’ s military moves in the contested South
China Sea.
?China has conducted military drills and deployed
large-scale military assets to the maritime area,
while officially celebrating strides made in exploiting
disputed energy resources in the sea.
?Vietnamese: a Chinese Coast Guard vessel “rammed
and sunk” a Vietnamese fishing boat carrying eight
Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea.
“Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, causes 
property losses and endangers the lives, safety and 
legitimate interests of the Vietnamese fishermen”.
?It underlined that Chinese actions “also run counter to agreements
reached by Hanoi and Beijing’ s leaders and the proposed Code of
Conduct that would govern all interested parties in the South China
Sea dispute.”
?The Vietnamese government lodged a diplomatic protest with
China’s embassy in Hanoi, requesting the Chinese side to investigate
the incident, strictly discipline the officers aboard the Chinese
vessel aforementioned, prevent the recurrence of similar actions,
and make adequate compensation for the losses of the Vietnamese
fishermen.
?There have been incidents involving Chinese fishing vessels and the
Chinese Coast Guard with Indonesian fishing vessels in waters
around the Natuna Sea as well.
?China’s illegal fishing near the Natuna Sea carries
global consequences.
?Satellite images showing a Chinese military plane
landing on Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine
Sea in late March.
?There are also reports that China recently opened
a research station on Kagitingan and Zamora Reef,
also in the West Philippine Sea, to gather data on
the ecology, geology, and environment in the
Spratlys.
?Philippines: “Such incidents undermine relations
between Southeast Asian nations and Beijing.”