Bilateral Relations: Chinese boats allegedly attacked by Vietnamese fishermen

It all seems to be happening on the high seas at the moment. Hot on the heels of the "piracy" incident in the whale sanctuary, it's been reported that China has accused Vietnamese fishing crews of firing at Chinese fishermen and stealing their equipment.

The People Daily reports 10 Chinese boats fishing in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin were attacked by more than 10 armed Vietnamese fishing boats early on the morning of January 7.

Thankfully there were no injuries or fatalities reported, even though many of the Chinese boats were struck by bullets and had their equipment stolen.

The matter has been reported to Vietnamese agricultural and fishery departments.