(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Kyo may 27 (qna) - japan urged china on tuesday to exercise restraint over tensions in the south china sea after reports that a vietnamese fishing boat was rammed by a chinese fishing boat and sunk in disputed waters the previous day according to japan's (kyodo) news agency.
"it was an extremely dangerous action that could threaten people's lives" chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga told a news conference in tokyo. "it is important for the countries concerned to refrain from unilateral action that would raise tensions and to handle matters calmly while observing international law."
monday's incident was the first reported sinking of a ship since china stationed an oil rig near the paracel islands in the south china sea in early may. vietnamese and chinese ships have since collided with each other repeatedly near the islands which are claimed by both countries but controlled by china. (qna)
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