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Argentina sinks Chinese vessel, cites illegal fishing

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Buenos Aires (CNN) — Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast.

The Argentine Naval Prefecture chased and eventually sank the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 vessel after detecting it illegally fishing within the country's exclusive economic zone, officials said Tuesday.

First, according to a statement from the Argentine coast guard, warning shots were fired. The Chinese vessel, Argentine authorities said, responded by turning off its lights and deliberately trying to crash.


Argentina sinks Chinese fishing vessel - CNN.com


So apparently China has expanded its umbrella of areas where it doesn't belong outside of the East and South China seas.
 
And what are the implications of this?
 
Buenos Aires (CNN) — Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast.

The Argentine Naval Prefecture chased and eventually sank the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 vessel after detecting it illegally fishing within the country's exclusive economic zone, officials said Tuesday.

First, according to a statement from the Argentine coast guard, warning shots were fired. The Chinese vessel, Argentine authorities said, responded by turning off its lights and deliberately trying to crash.


Argentina sinks Chinese fishing vessel - CNN.com


So apparently China has expanded its umbrella of areas where it doesn't belong outside of the East and South China seas.

And what are the implications of this?


What ever happened with this? Was China just like "cool" no problem?
 
What ever happened with this? Was China just like "cool" no problem?

China acted fairly outraged but I don't know that anything more ever happened. Nothing I have seen anyway.

I do recall that one of the big concerns was that if china was not checked with its antics in the east and south china seas it would break out into the pacific and start doing the same kinds of things.
When I saw this near Argentina it was interesting as it seemed an indicator that they certainly have more in mind than just their own neighboring areas.
 
China acted fairly outraged but I don't know that anything more ever happened. Nothing I have seen anyway. I do recall that one of the big concerns was that if china was not checked with its antics in the east and south china seas it would break out into the pacific and start doing the same kinds of things. When I saw this near Argentina it was interesting as it seemed an indicator that they certainly have more in mind than just their own neighboring areas.

Bit of a stretch to claim what happens in the South China Sea means much across the Pacific Ocean. Even more of a stretch to put too much national intent on one unarmed fishing vessel... ;)
 
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